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The EPIC Care Community

A place to meet new people and learn new things!

The EPIC Care Community is a space for children and young people in care, aftercare, or with care experience.

A place to meet new people and learn new things!

It was created for connection, fun, and growth, as well as opportunities for action by working on projects and campaigns. 

The EPIC Care Community is a space for children and young people in care, aftercare, or with care experience. It was created for connection, fun, and growth, as well as opportunities for action by working on projects and campaigns. 

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Care Community activities can include:

Fun social events and trips. 

Upskilling and learning new things.  

Working on campaigns that matter to you. 

Contributing to EPIC’s research projects & policy work. 

Creative media projects and other crafty activities! 

Joining an EPIC Youth Council.

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Join the Care Community!

If you are under 26, in care, aftercare, or care-experienced, you can become a Care Community member. Click on the ‘Request a Care Community Call Back’ button below and a member of our Youth Engagement and Participation (YEP) team will call you to let you know more about the Community and our calendar of activities 😊 

Do you have some questions before joining? You can email Aoife, Emma-Louise, and Shane via the contact button below or request an information session about EPIC!

EPIC’s promise to the children and young people who join the Care Community:   

EPIC will provide safe, inclusive, and respectful spaces for you to come together to explore your experiences of the positives and challenges of being in care.   

Your voices will advise us and others about how the lives of children and young people with care experience can be improved, as your voices can influence real change.   

EPIC will ensure that you know your rights, have opportunities develop new skills, while having fun and making new friends along the way!  

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The EPIC Youth Councils
EPIC has two Youth Councils – one for young people under 18, and another for those aged 18-25. EPIC Youth Council members are children and young people with care experience who advise EPIC and national stakeholders on issues of importance to children and young people in care.