Services

Holistic substance abuse and trauma Recovery Services for women and their young children.

Epiphany Center provides family-focused programs to address the traumatic stressors experienced by low-income women who face addiction, homelessness, and domestic violence. Our goal is to help families build healthier futures for themselves and their children.

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“My son and I were clients at Epiphany from 2013-16. The agency gave my son and me a great foundation and a fighting chance. At Epiphany, I felt, for the first time in my life, the feeling of being home, the feeling of safety and stability.”

Susie

Epiphany Graduate 2016


Residential Recovery


Addiction Treatment Programs

Residential treatment (30, 60, 90 days) for women in San Francisco. Our programs offer residential drug treatment at two sites for women and their young children. The programs provide support in parenting, independent living skills, and positive communications skills.

This Program Provides
  • Recovery housing accommodations at 100 Masonic Avenue

  • Recovery groups focusing on recovery skills, processing emotions in a balanced way

  • Case management and individual counseling

  • Deepening understanding of addiction and creating a Relapse Prevention Plan

  • Developing positive assertive boundaries and healthy relationships

  • Life skills and vocational training groups

  • Health education, health assessments, and referrals to primary healthcare providers

  • Smoking cessation and second-hand smoke education

  • Onsite therapeutic childcare provided. See ‘Family Treatment’ services below for more details.

Criteria for admissioN
  • Women aged 18 years and older

  • Problem with addiction to drugs and/or alcohol

  • Pregnant or with children 0 – 3 years, or without children

  • Have 24 hours clean time

  • Have the physical health to attend and participate in groups, and to perform household chores

  • Resident of San Francisco

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Transitional Housing

Epiphany Center Step-Down supports women who have completed a structured residential treatment program and need additional time to prepare for life post-treatment. Our goal is to strengthen each woman’s recovery skills and to support her in securing permanent housing and employment.

This Program Provides
  • Recovery housing accommodations

  • Continuation of supportive services

  • Linkages to other effective clinical-community services and programs

  • Assistance building additional skills needed to navigate society as productive citizens

  • Referral for childcare (ages 0 to 4)

Criteria for admission
  • Women aged 18 years and older

  • Completed a structured residential treatment program

  • Have the physical health to navigate stairs and perform household chores

  • Resident of San Francisco


Family Treatment


Parent-Child Center

The Parent-Child Center provides early intervention and relationship-based care for children 0-3 years. Additionally, parents receive parenting support in group and individual sessions.

This Program Provides
  • Onsite therapeutic childcare

  • Developmental assessments

  • Early intervention and relationship-based care

  • Infant massage instruction

  • Parent Advisory Council

  • Parent-child interaction groups

Criteria for Enrollment
  • Children newborn to 3 years

  • Children of families enrolled in Epiphany Center programs or referrals from collaborating agencies

  • Family income level within the poverty guidelines of the federal government.

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Mental Health Clinic

Epiphany Center’s mental health clinic treats children experiencing stress due to disruption of family unity, reunification, or other traumatic situations.

This Program Provides
  • Individual and family therapy

  • Parent-child reunification

  • Bilingual Spanish services

Criteria for Enrollment
  • Infants, children, and teens through 21 years of age

  • Families enrolled in Epiphany Center programs or referrals from collaborating agencies

  • Children must have San Francisco MediCal or Healthy Families health insurance

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Pediatric Clinic

This satellite pediatric clinic of San Francisco General Hospital provides medical services to children and adolescents with a pediatrician and nurse practitioner.

this Program ProvideS
  • Immunizations

  • Well child visits and urgent care

  • Referrals to specialists

  • Health Education

Criteria for Enrollment
  • Newborns to 24 years of age

  • Must have MediCal

  • Families enrolled or previously participating in Epiphany Center programs or referrals

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Community Outreach


In-Home Services

The In-Home Services program offers home-based parenting education and support to families with children, ages 0-5, who are at risk for out-of-home placement. The In-Home Services Program utilizes an evidence-based parenting education model, SafeCare®, to provide parents with the skills required to raise their children in safe, healthy, and loving environments. Families are referred to In-Home Services by the Department of Family & Children’s Services, Family Treatment Court, Department of Public Health, and community-based organizations.

This Program Provides
  • Home-based parenting instruction designed for families with children 0-5

  • Health and Home Safety supplies

  • Case Management services

  • Bi-lingual/Bi-cultural Spanish service providers available

Criteria for Enrollment
  • Parents with a child age 0-5

  • At risk for abuse and neglect and removal from the home by San Francisco’s child welfare agency

  • Residency within a 50-mile radius of San Francisco

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Road to Resilience Program

The Road to Resilience project helps women who are pregnant and/or have infants 0-12 months of age to find safety and stability through our services and referrals. The Road To Resilience team recognizes that each mother and child has unique needs. We support high-risk pregnant women with current and/or a history of substance abuse, as well as families of substance-exposed infants, to get the help they need to achieve their goals.

This Program Provides
  • Residential Treatment for Substance Use Disorder

  • On-site Childcare

  • Pediatric Clinic

  • Infant-Parent Center

  • Mental Health Clinic

  • In-Home Services

  • Resources and referrals to community-based organizations

  • Parent-Child Interactive Playgroups

  • Parenting Education & Support

  • Step-down (Transitional) Housing

Criteria for ENROLLMENT
  • Women aged 18 years or older either pregnant or with an infant 0-12 months old

  • Men aged 18 years or older with infants 0-12 months old

This Program Is Made Possible By

This program was made possible with funding from the California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention. Any opinions, findings, conclusions and or recommendations expressed are those of the Epiphany Center and do not necessarily reflect the views of the California Department of Social Services.

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