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EPIC Programs

Family • Food • Gathering • Arts & Culture

Monthly programs are designed to strengthen relationships and bring community members together in Riverside. Through FREE resources, shared meals, and fun outdoor engaging activities, we aim to celebrate families and create welcoming spaces where neighbors can connect and build lasting bonds.

Some gatherings will integrate opportunities to invite local organizations, small businesses, and community groups to connect directly with the residents on sharing, services, resources, and opportunities. 

Through collaboration with Neighboring Partners, we connect residents to local knowledge, increase awareness of essential resources, and open pathways to fully experience and benefit from opportunities across Riverside.

Our programs also encourage giving back through activities that support neighboring communities. We hope to inspire a sense of belonging, pride, and shared ownership—empowering residents to feel connected to and proud of the Riverside community.

If you are an organization, small business, or community group and would like to be a Neighboring Partner to host a program please contact us. We’d love to connect and work together. 

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Program Pillars

(click on the + to read more details on each program pillar)

 Fostering intergenerational connection through shared activities, play, learning, and the passing down of traditions. This pillar centers youth development, mentoring, while honoring the role of elders and family bonds.

Bringing people together through shared meals, cooking experiences, and cultural foodways. This pillar celebrates food as a vehicle for connection, identity, and the continuation of community traditions.

Encouraging creative expression through storytelling, music, visual arts, and seasonal holiday decorating traditions. This pillar uplifts heritage, amplifies voices, and nurtures artistic exploration.

Promoting health and wellness, service, and mutual support through collective care practices. This pillar focuses on building resilient communities grounded in compassion and shared responsibility.