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With your donation, you are supporting children in care and young care leavers to access their rights and be supported on their care journey.

The children and young people EPIC works with are a diverse and vibrant community. On occasion, to access their rights, they need extra support across a number of areas, including housing, education and mental health. Your donation could help a young person set up their first home, or kickstart a youth engagement project.

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The Brita Waters Legacy Fund

On behalf of Brita’s mother Triona, EPIC are honoured to administer the Brita Waters Legacy Fund. Brita’s Fund supports children in care and young care leavers through the provision of education and emergency grants. These grants may offset food and fuel poverty, or provide a student with college equipment.

Contribute to the Brita Waters Legacy Fund via the donate button below. All funds received in Brita’s name are used to provide education and emergency grants to children and young people in care or with care experience up to the age of 26.

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It was a chance meeting and a chat with a young boy who was in Foster Care that played a big part in Brita’s decision to become a Social Worker in Child Protection.

She was passionate about her work and her many pastimes.

She fitted many adventures into her very happy 36 years, surrounded by lots and lots of love from her partner Martin, friends and family, and dedicated Tusla colleagues. She often repeated ‘I’m very lucky, Mam’.

It was a privilege to have her in our lives, we miss her dearly.

With ‘Brita on my shoulder’ it consoles me that the Brita Legacy can contribute to helping children in care and care leavers.

~ Triona Waters

Did you know that you can claim tax relief on your charitable donations?

If you donate €250 or more to EPIC in any year, we can claim 45% in tax relief under the Charitable Donation Scheme. This scheme would see your donation of €250 become €362, at no extra cost to you!

Criteria

1. Your donation(s) to EPIC amount to €250 or more in a calendar year.

2. You pay income tax through PAYE or self-assessment.

3. You complete a CHY 3 (a five year enduring tax rebate declaration) or CHY 4 (a once-off annual tax rebate declaration) form and return to it to EPIC. We can then claim a tax rebate from the Revenue Commissioners in respect of your donation(s).

The Revenue forms are available via:

Personal: www.revenue.ie/en/personal/charities

Business:  www.revenue.ie/en/business/charities

Visit Charity Taxback to calculate what your donation(s) could be worth!

Did you know that you can claim tax relief on your charitable donations?

If you donate €250 or more to EPIC in any year, we can claim 45% in tax relief under the Charitable Donation Scheme. This scheme would see your donation of €250 become €362, at no extra cost to you!

Criteria

  1. Your donation(s) to EPIC amount to €250 or more in a calendar year.
  1. You pay income tax through PAYE or self-assessment.
  2. You complete a CHY 3 (a five year enduring tax rebate declaration) or CHY 4 (a once-off annual tax rebate declaration) form and return to it to EPIC. We can then claim a tax rebate from the Revenue Commissioners in respect of your donation(s).

The Revenue forms are available via:

Personal: www.revenue.ie/en/personal/charities

Business:  www.revenue.ie/en/business/charities

Visit Charity Taxback to calculate what your donation(s) could be worth!