Program Information *This placement is for BSW students.
The Esplanade House provides transitional housing and intensive supportive services for homeless families with children. The mail goal of the Esplanade House program is to work with homeless families to accomplish life changes that will help them to become healthy, confident, and as self-sufficient as possible. Our program also places a special emphasis on helping the children recover from the trauma of their family's homelessness. We provide the supports they need to succeed in school, address developmental progress, and gain social and emotional competencies necessary for their future.
Most of the adults served are either in recovery for drug and alcohol addictions or have been diagnosed with some form of mental illness (in some cases both). Often these conditions, combined with their homelessness, have resulted in their children being detained in foster care by County Children’s Services. The Esplanade House program helps them stabilize their lives in order to be reunited with their children.
The program provides an on-site licensed drug and alcohol counseling program, case management (for both adults and children), as well as groups and classes which address topics ranging from parenting to financial literacy to healthy relationships. Off-site services are also accessed and part of each household's service plan, including behavioral health counseling, drug court, and any other appropriate community services which enhance the adult’s recovery and ability to become self-sufficient.
A student intern will be involved in:
- Case Management
- Group Facilitation
- Housing navigation
- Participation in Agency Meetings/Events
- Exposure to Out Patient Services
- NA/AA Meetings
- Opportunity to volunteer in the Children's Center
- Exposure to Butte CARES services (healthcare support and housing assistance)