2025-11-14T14:16:52-06:00 2024-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990 2024-01-01 731644107 Educational Programs Inspiring Communities Inc EDUC 7137825606 707 Lehman St Houston TX 77018 Janet DeLeon Young Executive Director 7137825606 2025-11-14 1 0 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Janet DeLeon Young 707 Lehman St Houston TX 77018 1251418 0 X www.heartprogram.org X 2003 TX H.E.A.R.T creates opportunities for adults with disabilities to achieve their potential. 9 8 54 105 0 0 1049528 928939 248910 266913 21277 33941 -4811 -35244 1314904 1194549 0 0 0 0 884258 984881 0 0 138728 437706 523038 1321964 1507919 -7060 -313370 3202227 2841170 838907 791220 2363320 2049950 X Educational Programs Inspiring Communities, Inc. (EPIC) seeks to promote structured independence in individuals with developmental disabilities by providing innovative education, training, housing and employment programs. 0 0 1026404 206693 H.E.A.R.T. (Housing, Entrepreneurship and Readiness Training) Vending and Concessions is a vocational training program that focuses on food service, vending machines, concessions, catering, and customer service. The most unique aspect of this program is the on-the-job training component, where H.E.A.R.T. transports participants to job sites located throughout the region and provides supported employment to participants. Participants also receive hands-on instruction in job-related tasks such as counting money, labeling product, inventory, and other activities. These activities will be conducted in small groups and 1-on-1 as needed. Trainees, clients with intellectual disabilities, get paychecks of at least $8 per hour once they have been trained. 60220 From August to May, H.E.A.R.T. collaborates with Houston Independent School District, Galena Park Independent School District, and Channelview Independent School District in vocational training programs designed to address gaps in the special education system. This self-contained program provides classroom education and vocational training to better prepare graduating seniors to enter the workforce after graduation. The school districts transport, provide meals, and administer the required standard classroom education for the students while H.E.A.R.T. implements the job skills and employment training in food service, food supply chain operations, vending, and concessions, to help these students be "job-ready and give them work experience before they graduate. Continued on Schedule O.Learning how to prepare hot meals, chop fruits and vegetables, and operate a pallet jack and forklift are just a few of the activities that H.E.A.R.T. students learn every weekday through the program. This program gives students experience in a wide variety of environments without having to coordinate transportation to different places or have many different supervisors. 82117 Through a partnership with CVS Health, EPIC offers a 10-week retail training program for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities who are interested in working in a retail environment. The program is free for participants and offers the first "mock store" in the state of Texas. Trainees receive classroom instruction and hands-on training at the mock store before transitioning to an 80-hour externship at a local CVS. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All members of the Board are required to sign the conflict of interest policy annually and disclose any potential conflict of interest at the Board meeting. The Board discusses any potential conflicts of interest and documents the circumstances and resolution. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Executive Director's compensation is reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Available upon request.