Programs
This EPIC award winning program used to be delivered in hospitals
What is Ready, Set, Parent!
Topics for this program include: Dealing with Disobedience and Managing Fighting and Aggression
What is Triple P Discussion Group
These are the locations of EPIC's two satellite offices
What are Monticello and Salamanca
This team member has been with EPIC the longest
Who is Jane
Guests of this program have included Mayor Byron Brown, Former Sabres Player Patrick Kaleta, and current Buffalo Bandits Player Frankie Brown
What is Storytime
This program shifted its delivery model to include both adults and children in 2018 through support from the Health Foundation of Western New York
What is Ready, Set, Read!
This is the name of Robert Wilson's late wife
What is Linda
These cities are the newest additions to EPIC's Storytime family engagement literacy programming
What are Lockport and Salamanca
This team of two opened the newest EPIC office in 2021
Who are Mark and Laura
These two programs make up an opportunity for families who are navigating the family court system to gain confidence and skills in parenting their children
What are Families in Transition (FiT) and Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP)
This professional development training is offered both to the general public as well as utilized to train EPIC staff and facilitators
What is Dynamic Group Facilitation
This is the year EPIC started offering virtual programming through both Zoom and Thinkific
What is 2020
This is EPIC's mission
What is "strengthening families and building community to raise children who make a positive impact in the world"
This team member has held several varied roles during their time with EPIC
Who is Tara
These two evidence-based programs support families with children birth to 6 years old
What are Incredible Years Parents and Babies and Incredible Years Preschool Basic.
This program was offered in classrooms and serves children ages pre-school through 8th grade
What is Pathways to Character
This is the collaborative organization that EPIC has been a part of for over 5 years
What is the Care Management Coalition (CMC)
This is EPIC's vision
What is "a world where every child has a strong start and promising future"
This team member support all of EPIC's departments and keeps the team caffeinated and well supplied with treats
Who is our MARVELOUS Marvel
This holistic approach to supporting families digitally was added just a few weeks after the pandemic started
What is The Parenting Doesn't Stop Project
The majority of EPIC's program staff will be trained in this new program in October
What is Strong African American Families
These were funded by the New York State Department of Education and could be found in a variety of locations all over New York State
What are Parent Information Resource Centers (PIRCs)
These are EPIC's values
What are "all children and their potential to shape our future, all families as the core foundation of a child’s growth and wellbeing, and all communities and our combined ability to educate, advocate and support children and families"
He is EPIC's current chair of the board
Who is Sam Costa