Testimonials:

Jessie P., Parent

My son has now attended Holy Family Day Home for a little more than fifteen months. He has joyfully graduated from the Bear Cubs classroom, blossomed and bloomed as a Sunflower and is now rolling around as a Spaghettio. He is so very, very proud of his many accomplishments at the Day Home.

But this is not about just my son. It is about me, too. I walked into Holy Family Day Home on my son’s first day of school exhausted and depressed. I had nothing left to give, nothing. I was homeless, jobless, penniless, isolated and heartbroken. Shame and humility permeated throughout every aspect of my life.

Even on that first day, I knew I had a letter of appreciation to write. To have been given an honest opportunity, along with the freedom to change my life and, at the same time, to enhance the quality of my son’s life, was a deeply moving experience for me. It takes away my breath, even now as I sit and reflect.

The Day Home’s dedication to serve and fairly represent our San Francisco community in all its diversity demonstrates such excellence and vision to me. When I walked out onto noisy 16th Street, I found myself inspired and driven to work as hard as I could. I was becoming reacquainted with aspects of myself that I hadn’t expressed since becoming a single mother and fulltime caregiver. The structure and the community of the Day Home firmly laid the foundation and framework that my son and I so desperately needed to heal and to move forward in our lives together.

Within weeks I was working. I was liberated. It was as if our lives had just opened up and the sun began to shine through. I actually remember the sensation of warmth coming into our lives.
I am so grateful to have been given an opportunity to make something of myself with the support of a school community that upholds quality levels of human integrity and embodies the spirit of education that I sense are absolutely essential for a better society.

Thank you so much.
Jessie P.

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Lisa Lau Aquino, Board of Directors Member

When visiting Holy Family Day Home for the first time, I was immediately impressed by the teachers and the program. As an Admission Director for an independent K-8 school, I have visited a wide range of preschools throughout the City.

I believe Holy Family Day Home offers an outstanding early education program that addresses the academic, developmental, social and emotional needs of young children. The teachers create a safe, nurturing and loving environment for their children. The Day Home is also a tremendous source of support for working parents by providing affordable, high-quality care and a variety of social services.

I myself am a graduate of the Day Home’s sister school, St. Francis Day Home in Chinatown. I have fond memories of my days as St. Francis and am grateful to the Sisters of the Holy Family. I am proud and honored to be involved as a Board Member with the Day Home to help make a difference in the lives of other young children and their families.

— Lisa Lau Aquino

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