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TELUS Friendly Future Foundation Donates $20,000.00 to Epilepsy South Central Ontario for a Children and Youth Summer Empowerment Experience

June 29, 2022

Funding will help empower children and youth with epilepsy who feel isolated and face depression and anxiety. With about 60 participants, over 200 people will be positively impacted by the program Mississauga, Ontario, June 29, 2022 – TELUS Friendly Future Foundation® has donated $20,000.00 to contribute towards Epilepsy South Central Ontario’s Children and Youth Summer…

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$491,700 OTF Grant Gives Epilepsy South Central Ontario for Clinic-to-Community Program

June 20, 2022

Mississauga Ontario – In 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, Epilepsy South Central Ontario (ESCO) received $491,700, a three year GROW Grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to deliver the proven program Clinic to Community which will provide newly diagnosed families with the essential information and community support “This investment by the Ontario Trillium…

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The Epilepsy Ontario 2022 Scholarships are now open. The deadline is July 8th, 2022.

May 26, 2022

Are you a student with Epilepsy who is enrolled or is about to be enrolled in a post-secondary education program this September? Then congratulations, you are already well on your way to beating the odds. Only one in three people with disabilities earn a post-secondary degree in Canada. If you have Epilepsy and you are…

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Sunny Days Camp Update

April 27, 2022

Epilepsy South Central Ontario’s Sunny Days Camp is a weekly day camp for children living with epilepsy and their siblings aged 5-14 years. Sunny Days Camp provides a safe and fun way to engage and promote friendships, build self-esteem, learn basic life skills while at the same time encouraging teamwork and developing leadership skills. After…

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$121,200 OTF Grant Gives Epilepsy South Central Ontario a Rebuild Plan

April 25, 2022

Mississauga Ontario – In 2022, Epilepsy South Central Ontario (ESCO) received a $121,200 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to rebuild and recover from impacts of COVID-19 over the next 12 months by hiring expertise and upgrading technology for fund development, facilitation of staff training, digital transformation, and increased organizational social impact.…

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