A Message from our CEO Our EP!C family is growing! EP!C is excited to welcome the People served, Host Home Providers and Staff from Illinois MENTOR Community Services to the EP!C family. Last month, EP!C closed on an Acquisition Purchase Agreement with Illinois MENTOR Community Services and assumed responsibility for providing services for Host Home […]
A Message from our CEO We are proud of our committed and talented staff that work tirelessly to ensure that adults with disabilities are reaching their full potential. Because of their efforts, we have doubled the number of individuals who are trained and then assisted in securing jobs in the community at 31 different employment […]
A Message from our CEO As we approach the season of autumn, we are conscious of summer coming to an end and winter not far away and I can’t help but to think of how this is similar to the cycles of a family. We experience changes throughout our life along with supporting other family […]
A Message from our CEO Wow! What can we say, we are blessed to have had another successful year at EP!C. As you may know, our fiscal year runs from July 1st – June 30th and we have worked hard to ensure the success of the organization for the people we serve. This year our […]
A Message from our CEO Spring has sprung which brings about rejuvination and new opportunities, specifically for our individuals, our staff, our programs and EP!C as a whole. Our new Certificate Program provides 12 weeks of focused education and experience in the career fields of Technology, Culinary Arts, Horticulture and Employment Skills for Individuals with Autism. During the […]
A Message from our CEO We all are thankful for the people in our lives that have been there to protect and keep us safe and healthy, instructed us in who we are and what we can be and supported us when we needed help, direction and comfort. March is Direct Support Professional (DSP) Month […]
A Message from our CEO Happy 2018, EP!C Friends!!! EP!C had a very good year in 2017. We ended the fiscal year in the black and the State legislature approved the first wage increase in ten years for our valuable Direct Support Professionals (DSPs). This year we are focusing on increasing the engagement of all […]
A Message from our CEO Due to great advocacy by the Workforce Coalition, which involved various statewide organizations like EP!C, a number of supportive legislators and many of you, the State finally put the details in place for the implementation of the $.75 Direct Service Professional’s wage increase. The legislators approved this increase July 6th […]
A Message from our CEO Take time to show your appreciation for the talented and dedicated people that work at EP!C in the position of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs). We will celebrate Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week Sept. 10–15. EP!C’s DSP staff, along with other dedicated DSPs across the country, are some of the most […]
A Message from our CEO In the world of non-profits, one needs to be an optimist – and see the glass half full as much as possible, and also be a realist when you are presented with few options. EP!C is optimistic that we will continue to be paid for services provided but we are […]
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