HomeAid breaking ground on Fort Bend Women’s Center addition

HomeAid Houston is set to break ground this month on a one-bedroom, 3,225-sq.-ft. building that will provide four new beds for Fort Bend Women’s Center (FBWC), in the Fort Bend area. HomeAid is joining David Bozeman with Bozeman Design/Build and Greg Wamhoff of Wamhoff Design/Build, the two builder captains of the project to launch construction.

FBWC is the area’s primary provider of free, integral support services for survivors of abuse at their Rio Bend campus. This four-plex will ultimately include four beds for domestic abuse and sexual assault survivors

For four decades, FBWC has helped almost 50,000 survivors of traumatic abuse to heal and move forward to live independent lives free of violence and fear. Over the past 11 years, the agency has been serving survivors with increasingly complex emotional, psychological and physical needs. Many have experienced abuse throughout their lives and have suffered Traumatic Brain Injury due to head trauma and/or strangulation. 97% are at or below the federal poverty level and most have at least one child to support.

“HomeAid is honored to work with David Bozeman and Greg Wamhoff on this much needed addition to the Fort Bend Women’s Center,” said Nicole Jacob, president of HomeAid Houston. “We are excited to be part of the effort to add more housing to this incredible organization that is making a difference in women’s lives. The groundbreaking is scheduled for July 14.”

“We are very excited about working with HomeAid, David Bozeman and Greg Wamhoff to make the Rio Bend dream a reality,” said Vita Goodell, executive director of FBWC. “Together, we’ll be building a place where domestic violence survivors and their kids can heal and thrive.”

FBWC offers 24hour emergency shelter and a crisis hotline, as well as long-term support services, including: counseling, case management, legal advocacy, employment and education assistance, children’s services, rape crisis services, rental assistance and transportation. These free services help save lives every day.

HomeAid Houston, a 501(c)(3) charity of the Greater Houston Builders Association, has been building transformational housing for homeless care agencies throughout Houston and surrounding counties since 2003. For more information about HomeAid Houston, visit www.homeaidhouston.org or call 281970-8970.

Courtesy of GHBA The Rio Bend Campus of Fort Bend Women’s Center is adding a 3,225-sq.-ft., one-bedroom four-plex that will house an additional four women recovering from domestic abuse or sexual assault.