Are you a parent looking to learn a new skill and benefit your community?

Advice and Information - 12 November 2025

EPEC (Empowering Parents Empowering Communities) are looking for local parents and carers wanting to develop their skills in supporting others to have positive experiences of parenting.

Who are EPEC?

EPEC empowers mothers, fathers, parents and carers to better understand, manage and enrich their children’s needs and development as well as to look after themselves. 

Embedded in local services and located in the heart of their communities, EPEC groups are organised and delivered through local EPEC Hubs, usually  based in local authority, NHS and non-statutory services.  Local EPEC Hubs, staffed by parenting specialists provide a rolling programme of evidence-based EPEC parenting groups led by local parent group leaders.

EPEC groups offer parents the skills to listen, communicate and interact more effectively with their children, nurture closer parent-child relationships, accept and manage feelings, promote positive development manage difficult and challenging behaviour as well as look after their own wellbeing and health.

Getting involved:

If you are a parent and have an interest in learning a new skill and giving back to your community, please contact lawrence.chung@nhs.net for more information.

You will be required to attend 10 voluntary training days over 10 weeks starting from September. You will then be paid as a trained facilitator.

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