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COVID-19 EPIC Services Update

January 2021

We have not stopped working!

The EPIC team has continued to work through the COVID crisis.

Are you a Young Person concerned about COVID-19 the Corona Virus?
Steps to Protect Yourself and Others

As Ireland responds to the challenge of Covid-19, EPIC is committed to continuing to provide our services for children and young people in care and with care experience.

Team members are working remotely while following all national guidelines on COVID19.
We are attending face to face meetings with children, young people and other professionals only on a priority basis in relation to court proceedings – meetings that do not meet this criteria are being conducted online.
We are also following a strict risk-assessment for all face to face meetings.
Referrals to EPIC can be made online here or by telephone 01 872 7661
EPIC will monitor the public health regulations on Covid-19 on an ongoing basis, and review our work arrangements in line with updated guidance from Government on January 31st
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 01 872 7661

We would like to say a sincere Thank You to our team for their commitment, dedication and flexibility in this very challenging time.

Information and contact details for our services and our teams can be found throughout this site.

Podcast: The Care Experience

The Care Experience Podcast is now live!

This Podcast explores the experiences of people who grew up in the care system from all over the world. It is presented by a care-leaver Thomas Mongan and an Advocate Peter Lane. The Podcast aims to raise awareness and fight stigma by giving a platform to people who know the most about the care-system: the people who experienced it first hand.

Listen to The Care Experience Podcast

COVID-19 EPIC Services Update

2nd September 2020

We have not stopped working!

The EPIC team has continued to work through the COVID crisis.

Are you a Young Person concerned about COVID-19 the Corona Virus?
Steps to Protect Yourself and Others

As Ireland responds to the challenge of Covid-19, EPIC is committed to continuing to provide our services for children and young people in care and with care experience.

Team members are working remotely while following all national guidelines on COVID19.
We are attending face to face meetings with children, young people and other professionals on a priority basis – meetings that do not meet the criteria for priority are being conducted on-line.
We are also following a strict risk-assessment for all face to face meetings.
Referrals to EPIC can be made online (https://www.epiconline.ie/advocacy-forms/) or by telephone 01 872 7661
We will review our roadmap for returning to offices again after the next Government review on September 14th
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 01 872 7661

We would like to say a sincere Thank You to our team for their commitment, dedication and flexibility in this very challenging time.

Information and contact details for our services and our teams can be found throughout this site.

Our Mission

To advocate for the rights of children and young adults in the care system and aftercare and enable their voice to influence positive change in their own circumstances and the care system.

Our Vision

That all children and young people in care and after care have an empowering positive lived experience of care.

We are EPIC

EPIC is a national voluntary organisation working with and for children and young adults who are currently in care or who have experience of being in care. This includes those in residential care, foster care, relative care, hostel, high support and special care units or facilities. EPIC also work with children and young adults preparing to leave care and those in aftercare.

EPIC is the only national voluntary organisation providing independent direct 1:1 advocacy support to children and young adults in the care system; to enable them to have their views and concerns heard, to empower them to speak for themselves, to resolve the issues and problems they experience, to help them access the services and resources they need and bring about positive change in their lives and in the care system.

If you are a child or young adult in care or aftercare at the moment at the moment, are preparing to leave care, or are a professional working with children or/and young adults in the care system, we hope you’ll find something here that will be of help or interest.

If you have a question please email info@epiconline.ie or ring 01-8727661