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

The inclusion of international elements in EPIC’s girls’ project in Livingston was a huge success, according to participants Savanah, Romany and Chloe. The Lothians Youth Project in Livingston recently had its last session for its girls’ group and it wasn’t just the fact that the girls were … Read more about ‘EPIC has taught us more about the world!’

The participants in the Lothians Boys Project in Mayfield made it clear that they learned a lot about teamwork through the Project. In a post-project survey, 67% of the boys identified that they had learned more about teamwork during the 7-week project, which took place at Mayfield Primary School … Read more about Teamwork and social ties strengthened for Mayfield boys

Learning to give from a young age is an important life-long lesson that can shape an individual's perspectives and outlook. The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) is one such incredible citizenship programme that is raising awareness amongst youth about philanthropy. Schools that choose to … Read more about Firrhill High School students animate EPIC for YPI

Five years separate Eilidh Mirren (11) and Amal al-Ahmed (16), who both come from different religious backgrounds. Neither of these differences stopped them from being brought together by EPIC Assist Charity Scotland’s Scottish Girls Project in Clydebank. Even though the Scottish Girls Project is … Read more about Amal and Eilidh defy barriers of age and religion

The participants in the newest version of the Lothian Boys Project were enjoying their first session as the Project kicked off in Midlothian for the first time. EPIC Assist Charity Scotland recently received a grant of £1,871 from the Ponton House Trust to run the Project in Mayfield together with … Read more about Boys Project in Mayfield starts off with high activity levels

The first ever Boys’ Project run by EPIC Assist Charity Scotland saw a drastic improvement in the attitudes of participants towards living a healthy lifestyle. The Lothians Boys Project was piloted in the East Lothian town of Tranent from October to December 2018. Supported by a grant from the … Read more about Huge impact for first Boys Project

New ideas and ambitious goals were set when all of EPIC’s European staff gathered in Bratislava last week. This was the second year in a row where all EPIC staff members from the Czech Republic, Scotland and Slovakia got together in the Slovakian capital for a few days of reviewing the past year … Read more about European team meeting lays the foundation for a new year of challenges