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How do youth enter Esperanza?

Esperanza is currently only available for youth involved in delinquency cases in Family Court in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. Unfortunately, we cannot accept referrals from outside of the Family Court system.

How long does Esperanza last?

Esperanza is a short-term intensive intervention. The program lasts four to six months and is generally followed by a continuing period of probation.

When and where does counseling take place?

Esperanza provides home-based counseling. Esperanza’s counselor will travel to the family’s home and sessions will take place there. The counseling sessions occur on days and during times that are convenient for the parent/caregivers of our clients. There are a required number of sessions per week, but the sessions will be based on the family’s schedule.

Where will my child go to school?

Esperanza’s clients attend schools within the NYC community. Esperanza does not operate a school. We do have an Educational Specialist who works with our counselors and our clients to identify an appropriate school and to arrange for additional services, such as tutoring, when necessary.

Who is involved in the counseling?

Esperanza provides individual counseling with the youth; individual counseling with the parent/caregiver; and family counseling with the youth, parent/caregiver, and other involved family members.

Will my child also have to meet with a Probation Officer?

Yes, clients will almost always have to meet with a Probation Officer while enrolled in Esperanza. This depends on the disposition (sentence) given by the judge. If the judge gives a youth a conditional discharge, then he or she will not have to meet with a PO. However, almost all of Esperanza’s clients are enrolled in the program in combination with a disposition of Probation supervision.