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Dear Friends of Epiphany,
These are more than words for the Daughters of Charity and in turn for those who are successful in ministering with us. These virtues or charisms were actually “handed Like most people, I really love down” to us by St. Vincent who Thanksgiving and all that it means to imparted them to the first Sisters from the time of our founding on November us as Americans, families and friends. 29, 1633, and all our agencies Today, I am particularly reflecting on what Thanksgiving impart and expect these values of all means to me as a member of our staff team who show those who work with us. The staff of up every day to make lives better for the individuals God Epiphany were excited to get these sends our way. In the 390-year history of the Daughters T-shirts and wear them proudly, knowing that they are living of Charity, the Sisters have never been alone in carrying the words they carry on their backs and are happy to be out our Vincentian charism in our thousands of ministries. on this Vincentian team at Epiphany Center. I thank God for Our donors and our associates have been key to our each of them and their sharing their talents and a part of effectiveness. their lives with all of us at Epiphany Center. This issue of FOCUS shows those members of the Epiphany I also thank God for each of you Team who were present when the picture was taken. We who help to make our work possible now have 65 staff members who work in nine different and so effective. programs serving over 200 families a year and we recently received a five-year Federal grant for our newest program, May God bless you and those you love and pray for, an Intensive Outpatient Program in collaboration with San Francisco Family Treatment Court. The T-shirts display our Vincentian Values of Respect, Compassion, Inventiveness, Advocacy, and Simplicity.
Melissa Belbahri to retire after 25 years of service!
Nurse Practitioner| Epiphany Employee Since 1999 EPIPHANY CENTER | 1
We have been blessed to have had Melissa Belbahri, NP on staff for a quarter-century. Since the late 1990’s, she has worked tirelessly in our Pediatric Clinic alongside Dr. Clem Donahue, MD providing primary care to children in our residential program and Parent-Child Center as well as children of former clients - many of whom they have treated from infancy into adulthood. Together they have conducted over 5,000 clinician visits to date and work to keep more than 60 children healthy each year. We are so grateful for Melissa's compassion and dedication to our clients. Her passion, expertise, and guidance have been inspiring and played an immeasurable role in our collective success. Melissa, we THANK YOU for your unwavering commitment to excellence, your lasting contributions, and for being an invaluable part of the Epiphany team. We will miss you!