My Recovery Is EPIC
A peer-led life-skills curriculum for people of all ages in treatment for, or in recovery from, a substance use disorder. EPIC equips participants with tools to access housing, education, employment, purpose, and community.
Life skills that last
Our Programs
Evidence-based, peer-led curricula that equip people in recovery with the tools to build housing, education, employment, purpose, and community.
YPR serves the greater community through partnerships and collaborations with treatment centers, educational institutions, state and local agencies, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Our life-skills curricula are offered exclusively by Young People in Recovery and are available for licensing on a fee-for-service basis—in English and Spanish.
My Future Is EPIC
A strengths-based curriculum for adolescents who are misusing substances, at high risk due to trauma or family history, or already in recovery. Focused on goal-setting, leadership, communication, and self-advocacy.
Phoenix
A peer-led life-skills curriculum for people involved with the criminal justice system—delivered with drug courts, diversionary courts, and law enforcement agencies. Reentry, redefined.
Community Recovery Lab
Structured project funding for people ready to turn real recovery-focused ideas into measurable community impact. Not prize money—funding tied to real outcomes. If you see the gap, build the solution.
What EPIC Stands For
Every curriculum is built on the same peer-driven foundation.
E
Engaged
Participants actively shape their own recovery and life plan.
P
Peer-Developed
Built and facilitated by people with lived recovery experience.
I
Integrated
Woven into treatment, education, and justice settings.
C
Community-Centered
Connected to local chapters, events, and peer support.
Inside the Curriculum
Ten modules, delivered as two-hour sessions over a ten-week cycle.
01
Recovery Messaging
02
Education
03
Housing
04
Employment (Parts 1 & 2)
05
Finance
06
Leadership & Empowerment
07
Healthy Relationships
08
Holistic Health
09
Neuroscience of Substance Use Disorder
Recovery-specific modules—Recovery Messaging and Leadership & Empowerment—are included free of charge for partners who wish to implement them.
Impact Data
Our programs are working.
Participants report measurable growth across all nine pillars between intake and exit—proof that peer-led life skills translate into real-world stability.
31.5%Average growth
across categories
across categories
37.2%Median category
growth
growth
9Pillars measured
intake to exit
intake to exit
Average growth from intake to exit across all program sites and offerings.
How Implementation Works
YPR staff run the program end to end—or train your team to deliver it.
1
Partner
We build and secure a partnership with your implementation site.
2
Agree
We draft and execute the agreed-upon memorandum of understanding.
3
Staff
We hire and train the program implementation team.
4
Deliver
Ten two-hour modules, generally once per week over a ten-week cycle.
5
Measure
We collect data and report on the efficacy of the program.
Bring a YPR program to your organization
Treatment centers, schools, drug courts, and community partners license our curricula on a fee-for-service basis. Local chapters plug participants into meetings, events, and ongoing peer support.