OUR CORE PROGRAM
Youth Peer & Outreach
A free after-school program for kids 8-18 at five centres
in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Kids are referred
by community partner agencies and partnered with an older university or
high school volunteer who tutors and mentors them one afternoon a week throughout the school year. The "matches"—kid + tutor—do tutoring for an hour
and then stay together for the next hour to do creative projects, games, music instruction, wellness workshops and have healthy snacks.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Post-secondary Students
Awards for $500 are given yearly to a graduating post-secondary student who has distinguished themselves for outstanding volunteerism beyond course requirements
Humanity Awards
Deserving High School Students
The Patriarch Vincent Waterman Humanity Award began in 2019 as a tribute to long-time EPIC Board Member and community volunteer, Vincent Waterman who died in January 2019. In 2025, this award was extended to a student from each of the five area high schools.