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EPIC Family offers breadth of services located in Freeport. Lisa Burch, chief executive and president of the EPIC FamFor over six decades, EPIC ily, said it operates a day habiliFamily of Human Service tation center at its East MeadAgencies has been a lifeline for ow location, which welcomes individuals facing epilepsy, about 150 people daily who come from either intellectual disabilEPIC’s residential ities, and mental homes or the comhealth challenges munity in general. — offering personEPIC also operates alized care and a a clinic that prosupportive commuvides occupational, nity. physical, and T he nonprofit speech therapy as organization, headwell as other serquartered on vices to individuals Hempstead Tur nwith developmental pike in East Meaddisabilities. ow, provides comThe South Shore prehensive services Guidance Center to Long Islanders, offers family theraand its programs py, individual therfocus on improving lisA BURCh apy, mental health the quality of life Chief executive clinics, and behavfor clients through and president, specialized care, EPIC Family of Human ioral counseling. “And we do a lot e d u c a t i o n , a n d Service Agencies of work in the local advocacy. community with The EPIC Family of Human Service Agencies young people,” Burch added, has three branches: EPIC Long “providing support services, Island, which supports individ- enrichment services and just uals with disabilities; the Epi- coordinated community mental le psy Foundation of Long health services.” Each year, EPIC works with Island; and the South Shore Guidance Center, a mental the East Meadow Fire Departhealth and behavioral clinic Continued on page 2
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Kiwanis ushers in a new year, and leaders too The Kiwanis Club of East Meadow, known for its commitment to community service, installed new officers during a special ceremony on Oct. 8 at the Coral House in Baldwin. Melody Schiller was honored as incoming president, alongside Donna Goldstein as president-elect, Alba Dougherty as secretary, and Brian O’Flaherty as treasurer. Joseph Parisi, the outgoing president, was honored for his service. Above, Town Councilman Dennis Dunne, County Legislator Tom McKevitt, State Sen. Steve Rhoads and Town Clerk Kate Murray with Schiller and Mike Mazzola. Right, Schiller during the ceremony. Story, more photos, Page 3.
here’s this wholeness to what we do, and I think that’s what makes us really special and unique.