Community Partners
One of EPIC’s strengths is its ability and willingness to link with other community organizations, projects, agencies and institutions. These connections enhance not only EPIC’s initiatives and those of the partners but also the overall delivery of services to our community by increasing understanding and by transcending the usual boundaries dividing educational, social, cultural and legal domains. EPIC is proud of these collaborations and highly values the managerial insights, client referrals, and cooperation of the partner agencies that are assisting with our current initiatives.
Our Management Team
EPIC oversees the finances and daily operations of the Youth Peer Outreach and Parents PEACE Programs, in partnership with 33 community agencies who refer high-risk kids and/or caregivers to the programs, network to enhance the community’s services, and offer advice to ensure the smooth dovetailing of EPIC’s programs with other community supports.
The Management Team meets quarterly, while staff and referring partner representatives are in regular contact, often on a daily basis. As well, the partner agencies regularly contribute to our programs by providing speakers for Parents PEACE and, when it was running, Breakthrough.
The following community partner agencies currently serve on the Management Team:
• Island Community Justice
• Salvation Army
• Cape Breton Victoria Regional Centre for Education
• Eskasoni - Allison Bernard Memorial High School
• New Dawn Enterprises
• Ally Centre of Cape Breton
• Cape Breton Transition House
• BCG (Boys and Girls Club)
• SchoolsPlus
• Community Cares Youth Outreach
• Community Housing of Cape Breton
• Cape Breton Centre for Sexual Health
• Cape Breton Youth Project
• Undercurrent Youth Centre
• Nova Scotia Opportunities & Social Development
• NS Mental Health Child & Adolescent Services
• Cape Breton University - Career Services
• Black Educators Association
• Membertou Education
• NS Justice Correctional Services
• Cape Breton Regional Police
• Native Council
• Nova Scotia Legal Aid
• Centre Scolaire Etoile de l’Acadie
• Family Service of Nova Scotia
• Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority
• Family Place Resource Centre
• Nova Scotia Community College - Social Services
• YMCA of Cape Breton
• Adult Literacy Association of Cape Breton County
• CaperBase
• Nova Scotia Public Health
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