EPIC Assist Charity Scotland has received funding to take its youth projects to the next level. After almost three years of successfully running boys’ and girls’ projects in various locations across Scotland, EPIC is finally able to further develop the concept following the £7,539 grant the … Read more about New level of youth project to be trialled in Tranent

13-year-old Sarah McCrory says she has gained more understanding of accepting herself and others following the second edition of the Lothians Girls Project (LGP) in Livingston. Sarah was one of the teenage girls who participated in the 6-week course on social, mental and physical health, which EPIC … Read more about Lothians Girls Project lifts up Sarah’s self-esteem

The breakdown of barriers between Scots was one of the positive unexpected outcomes of the CY.B.RU.S. youth exchange as young people with different backgrounds from across the nation came together for a week in Cyprus. The Erasmus+ funded youth exchange, in which EPIC Assist participated in … Read more about Scots brought together by Erasmus+ youth exchange

Agros was all gearing up for receiving participants for the CY.B.RU.S. youth exchange as a planning meeting took place in the Cypriot village last weekend. From 18 to 20 October, the group leaders from the respective participating organisations in the upcoming Erasmus+ funded project were invited … Read more about Cypriot village preparing for Scottish visitors

10 Scots aged 16-30 will have the chance to go on a free trip to Cyprus with EPIC as the organisation is part of a youth exchange project which recently was granted EU funding through the Erasmus+ programme. The project, titled CY.B.RU.S., refers to the four participating countries – Cyprus, … Read more about EPIC to bring 10 young Scots to youth exchange in Cyprus

Livingston is getting ready for a new round of the Lothians Girls Project following the requests of local teenage girls to run a project for their age group. Their requests came as EPIC Assist Charity Scotland was delivering the highly successful Lothians Girls Project with 8-11-year-old … Read more about Livingston girls receive much-wanted project

The participants in the boys’ part of the Scottish Youth Project in Clydebank gave their taste buds something to work with when the Project was rounded off with a cooking session. Cooking a healthy meal was the major component of the healthy eating session, as is tradition with EPIC’s … Read more about Spiced up ending to the Scottish Youth Project in Clydebank

The American University of Edinburgh student Caroline Bernet has found it rewarding to help out with EPIC’s Girls Project in Wester Hailes. Caroline was hired as a Project Support Worker for EPIC’s second Girls Project in the Edinburgh area of Wester Hailes, following a grant of £2,133 from the … Read more about Caroline enjoys helping Edinburgh’s local communities