At Emmaus House, every available space is currently at full capacity.
Staff must create rotating schedules to determine who can use which rooms and when.
The staff meeting area is simply an extra room inside one of the residential homes.
Administrative work is conducted in shared spaces.
Counseling services are not fully private.
Youth receiving therapy do not have dedicated, confidential rooms.
This overcrowding creates several challenges:
Limited privacy for youth receiving counseling.
Scheduling conflicts for staff.
Disruptions in residential homes due to meetings and office activity.
Reduced availability of therapy spaces.
Increased stress for both staff and residents.
Because of these space limitations, the quality and consistency of care is impacted.
To solve this problem, Emmaus House needs a dedicated administrative building.
This would: