Youth Achieve
Want to keep the magic of summer camp alive all year round? Through Youth Achieve, children and teens with epilepsy can remain active members of their local community, and keep in touch with camp friends, no matter the season!
Youth Achieve is the EFEPA’s way of keeping our camp community involved and engaged with quarterly in-person events throughout Eastern Pennsylvania to raise awareness, keep youth connected to their support networks, build friendships, have fun, and assist the Foundation in our mission to end epilepsy. In addition to our in-person events, we’ll periodically host virtual events to help youth stay connected with friends no matter where they live!
In addition to having fun, what will Youth Achieve members do?
- Create opportunities for youth leadership and networking
- Apply personal skills and interests to create real world experiences
- Make a difference in the lives of people with epilepsy
- Serve as representatives for local EFEPA events
- Learn more about epilepsy and what others are doing to help
- Reach out to key political leaders about the importance of epilepsy awareness
Youth Achieve is your way to show Pennsylvania, and the world, what the power of youth can do!
Still have questions? For more information on how to get involved, please contact our Camp & Community Outreach Coordinator, Andrew Chmielowiec at [email protected] and (215) 629-5003 x103.
EFEPA Community Arts
Want to be part of a EFEPA history, and help spread epilepsy awareness at the same time, all from the comfort of home?
Join us, and fellow members of our local epilepsy community, in the first ever Community Arts Button Making Campaign! We’ll be pressing hundreds of EFEPA Buttons that will feature your original artwork! These buttons will be used as ‘Thank You’ gifts for donors and community partners, giveaways for EFEPA events, and more – all featuring the creativity and dedication of our local epilepsy warriors, advocates, and champions!
How does it work?
- Fill out this short form to request some button templates, which we’ll mail directly to you! You’ll receive a packet in the mail with everything you need to get started.
- Get creative! Design, create, and color your buttons right on the template pages. You can draw pictures, doodle, share words of wisdom, or whatever else you’re inspired to make.
- When your templates are complete, mail them back to us using the pre-addressed, pre-stamped envelope included in your packet.
- We’ll take it from here! When your templates arrive at the EFEPA, our team of staff and volunteers will press them in buttons, email you pictures of the final products you’ve created, and your buttons will be used to raise awareness in future EFEPA events!
Still have questions? Want a little more information? Contact our Community Outreach Coordinator, Andrew Chmielowiec, at [email protected] or (215) 629-5003 x103.
Upcoming In-Person Events
Camp Achieve Reunion
Saturday, January 13, 2023
12:30-3pm
Conshohocken Community Center at the Fellowship House
515 Harry St, Conshohocken, PA 19428, USA
How about a little slice of summer camp, right in the middle of winter? All past Camp Achieve campers and counselors, and their families, are invited to join us for our Camp Achieve Reunion. We’ll relive camp favorites, learn about upcoming EFEPA events, and see what our friends have been up to since August!
New to Camp Achieve? You’re invited too! Come and meet members of the camp community and learn about how Camp Achieve can become your summer home away from home!
To RSVP, please fill out this form:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CampReunion2024
If you have questions, please contact our Camp & Community Outreach Coordinator, Andrew Chmielowiec, at [email protected] or (215) 629-5003 x103.
Upcoming Virtual Events
Youth Achieve Virtual Game Night
Thursday, November 30th, 6-7pm
Virtual on Zoom
Join EFEPA Staff, Camp Achieve Campers, Counselors, and Volunteers as we celebrate the end of National Epilepsy Awareness Month with a virtual game night! We’ll be live on Zoom from 6:00-7:00pm seeing friends, playing games, and closing out November on a high note!
To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApcOqvrTsvEtEyHEHz9GZCI1WXzvgOlTr4
If you have questions, please contact our Camp & Community Outreach Coordinator, Andrew Chmielowiec, at [email protected] or call (215) 629-5003 x103.
Upcoming Hybrid Events
For more information, please contact Andrew Chmielowiec at [email protected] or (215) 629-5003 x 103.
The EFEPA understands that epilepsy affects the whole family. While each diagnosis is unique, so too are the impacts on each member of the family – caregivers, parents, and siblings alike.
As a caretaker for a child with epilepsy, you know first-hand how much energy goes into managing your loved one’s diagnosis, along with your family’s busy schedule. You’ve likely seen too, how your child’s epilepsy has impacted their siblings, both long-term and on a daily basis.
We assembled these Superstar Sibling boxes with the hopes of offering additional resources to support families with multiple children, to shed light on the impact that epilepsy has on the whole family, to arm siblings with socio-emotional tools, and to remind caregivers that there are thousands of families across our region, just like yours, raising children with epilepsy.
To request a Superstar Sibling Box for your child, simply fill out the request form HERE. Superstar Sibling Boxes are free of charge, thanks in part to our generous Superstar Siblings sponsor, Marinus.