About Mujeres Con Esperanza – Oakland
Mujeres Con Esperanza is a specialized drug and alcohol treatment program in Oakland, California. The name translates to Women with Hope and that’s exactly what this program is. It offers help to women with addiction in the Bay Area.
There are actually a few specific groups of women that this program is designed for. They serve women who are pregnant or are parenting young children. They also focus on the Spanish speaking community as these women often have more difficulty finding treatment in their language. This program is all about helping the groups of women who have been underserved in addiction care.
Mujeres Con Esperanza primarily uses counseling for drug and alcohol treatment. They also have community outreach and engagement programs to help women in treatment connect with the local community and build a support system.
This is actually one of many programs from an organization called La Familia. La Familia’s goal is to help strengthen families throughout the Bay Area. In addition to several different addiction treatment programs they also have services like re entry programs and developmental services.