The New Mental Health Counseling Room at Community Care Clinic of Dare At Our EPIC Project, our goal has always been to build a stronger, healthier, and more resilient Outer Banks community. This summer, through the incredible success of our fundraising initiatives—including our annual EPIC Round on the Sound Charity Golf Tournament—we had the profound honor of presenting a $10,000 grant to the Community Care Clinic of Dare. We are overjoyed to share that during the clinic's

ts summer on the Outer Banks and with that comes the excitement and challenges of another tourism season. Recognizing the importance of mental health during this busy time, Our Epic Project made a $40,000 contribution to their EPIC Fund held with the Outer Banks Community Foundation.

Vacations are meant to be a time of relaxation, fun, and escape from everyday stress. Yet, mental health challenges do not pause for holidays. Recognizing this, Resort Realty and Epic have teamed up to raise awareness about the 988 crisis line, ensuring that help is accessible anytime, anywhere—even on vacation. This partnership brings vital mental health resources directly to vacationers through a thoughtful campaign that includes specially designed postcards placed in guest

In January, Our EPIC Project teamed up with Trillium Health Services to provide Currituck County Fire and EMS with two full days of training dedicated to Mental Health First Aid, designed specifically for First Responders. Firefighters and EMS personnel face daily stress and trauma that can impact their health, performance and relationships. The statistics are staggering. The Reality of Trauma: Firefighters experience an average of nine traumatic events in a single year

The sun is shining, the temps are rising and things are certainly heating up here on the Outer Banks, especially here in Corolla in a very EPIC way for the month of May. Two of Epic Collective's Finest! Kristen Slayton and Sammy Lyon are out spreading the word in Corolla! Over the past few months a group of Corolla citizens began meeting with Our EPIC project to form what we now call the "EPIC Collective." This Collective will be brainstorming and implementing several ment