On August 14, 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit southern Haiti and caused significant destruction across the island. Six hundred and fifty thousand people needed emergency humanitarian assistance. Then, two days later, Tropical Depression Grace hit the island, creating additional risks and challenges for people already in need.

Four tenets are used to define how we at PCG pursue our mission: Entrepreneurial Spirit, Passion, Impact, and Community. Our quarterly EPIC Awards program is designed to help bring these four principles to life in a tangible way.

In response to the profound impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the field of child welfare, the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) issued a call for child welfare experts, practitioners, families, advocates, and others to share insights into the opportunities, challenges, and innovations resulting from the global crisis. CWLA sought essay contributions exploring, in part, “how communities are exposing and addressing challenges, reawakening a sense of connectedness, and taking steps needed to advance the goal of the National Blueprint.”

The EPIC Awards are a quarterly employee recognition program designed to help bring the four tenets that define PCG’s ethos—Entrepreneurial Spirit, Passion, Impact, and Community—to life in a tangible way.