At EPIC, we realize that it truly takes a village to raise a child... and to run a school.  We are thankful for the many volunteers and organizations who come to work with our students. We believe that our school is pretty amazing, but only with YOUR help can we make it EPIC!!! 

Join our village!

If you are interested in volunteering at EPIC Elementary School, please contact Dr. Petra Leonard, Principal

phone (205) 231-7370 or email Email Dr. Petra Leonard

About the Charity League

The Charity League, Inc. (TCL) is a non-profit service organization with approximately 100 women members. TCL is committed to serving hearing and speech impaired children of Alabama thorough volunteer hours and financial support. Since its formation in 1959, TCL has provided over 200,000 volunteer hours and has raised over $2 million to support hearing and speech impaired children in Alabama.

100% of the funds TCL raises or earns are used to benefit the following programs:

1. The Charity League Hearing and Speech Center, Children's Hospital.
   Funding for the Cochlear Implant Program at the Hearing Enrichment Assessment and Research (HEAR) Center.
   Providing speech or language therapy scholarships for patients and financial assistance to families for the purchase of hearing aids for children.
   Supporting parents through funding the Parent Support Program and a parent library, and through sponsoring parent forums on speech and language development in conjunction with speech/language pathologists and audiologists from Children's Health System.
   Contributing towards equipment purchases for he HEAR Center, including software, digital hearing aids, therapy materials, and other necessary equipment.
   Funding of a pre-school program at the HEAR Center.
   Providing volunteers to assist HEAR Center staff throughout Children's Hospital.
   

2. E.P.I.C. (Educational Program for the Individual Child) School.
   (A Birmingham City School specializing in the education of exceptional children)
   Providing funds to purchase equipment, such as phone ear equipment, ear molds, transducers, speech trainers, FM systems and other necessary equipment.
   Volunteering to assist hearing and speech impaired children attending E.P.I.C. through such programs as arts and crafts, creative movement, perceptual motor and speech pathology.
   

3. Volunteer Support for hearing and speech screenings in Jefferson and Shelby counties.
   

4. Mitchell's Place.
   Providing volunteer service hours for this family-oriented treatment center serving individuals throughout Alabama whose lives have been touched with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Hearing and speech difficulties and diagnoses are an integral part of ASD.
   

5. "Special Request Fund"
   Established in 1994 to assist schools in purchasing needed equipment, the fund has been used in Jefferson and Shelby counties as well as other counties in Alabama. Since 2002, TCL has granted funding for hearing and speech impaired children in over 60 schools.
   

6. "Swing Fore Scholarships" Golf Tournament ~ Virginia Cobb Scholarship.
   From 2002 through 2009, this tournament raised funds to provide Virginia Cobb Scholarships to hearing and speech impaired children entering college and universities.
   

7. Annual Fundraising Event ~ Rhinestones & Wranglers.
   Since 2007, TCL has hosted Rhinestones & Wranglers, its annual fundraising event*. This evening consists of cocktails, dinner, dancing and an auction in downtown Birmingham, raising the majority of its funds to support its annual programs.
   *historically, TCL hosted The Masquerade Ball.
   

8. Sporting Clays Tournament.
   In 2010, The Charity League will host its second annual skeet shoot at Selwood Farm in Alpine, Alabama on September 29,  to raise funds for the Virginia Cobb Scholarships as well as its other programs.

The Charity League, Inc.
Post Office Box 530233
Birmingham, Alabama 35253 - 0233

To contact The Charity League, please mail correspondence to the above
address or contact us via email at Email The Charity League

After-school Bible clubs that offer fun, safe and inspirational activities that help children learn the love of Christ. 

What Are Discovery Clubs?

Discovery Clubs are Bible clubs that meet in public elementary schools during after-school hours. These clubs are freely offered and teach the Gospel while also building foundations for life, developing character and changing our communities.

What Do They Do?

Discovery Clubs train volunteers to help children find the sustaining Word of God through fun, unforgettable weekly activities after school in a safe and nurturing environment. As a result, kids learn the love of God at an early age, as well as the love Christians share with the world around them.

Verse Proverbs 22:6 says it best, “Teach a child in the way he should go. Even when he is old, he will not depart from it.” 

• For children, Discovery Clubs are a fun, after-school activity that gives them an opportunity to learn new things, make new friends, and grow their faith.

• For parents, Discovery Clubs represent a positive, Christ-centered environment where kids can grow in their love of God and each other.

For more information about Discovery Clubs, visit here.

This group consists of members and representatives of:

• EPIC Alternative Elementary School

• Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

• First United Methodist Church

• Vestavia Hills Baptist Church

We are dedicated to working SIDE BY SIDE to be partners in a better world for ALL of our children! 

• EPIC SCHOOL-CHURCH PARTNERS SIDE BY SIDE

   

  This is a group shared by the EPIC SCHOOL, Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, First United Methodist Church and Vestavia HIlls Baptist Church, dedicated to WORKING SIDE BY SIDE to be partners in a better world for ALL of our children!