Houston Area Women’s Center expands to a new headquarters and shelter to keep up with increased demand

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The new four-story facility is located on El Camino Street on Houston’s Southside. The new facility is also under high security and has 120 beds, but will be able to triple the center’s capacity with 360 beds.

This week’s Insider Deals are so good you’ll want all of them– Survivors of sexual assault , domestic violence , and human trafficking now have a new place to get help.will get a tour of the campus at 9:30 a.m. Officials from HAWC will also provide an update on the suspended sexual assault cases and recommendations from HPD’s independent panel that involves the center.

The new facility is under high security and has 120 beds, but will be able to triple the center’s capacity with 360 beds.about 40% of the shelter residents are children and the new facility will also have an elementary school approved by Houston Independent School District and a childcare center. The facility will also offer counseling and behavioral health services, a financial empowerment and career counseling center, and other services delivered on-site by strategic partners.

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