Children's Safe Harbor has cut the ribbon on its long-awaited new campus in Conroe, giving the Montgomery County child advocacy center a major upgrade in space and services for investigating and treating child abuse. Staff say the two-story complex nearly doubles the number of children and families the nonprofit can serve, pulling medical exams, forensic interviews, counseling, and law-enforcement coordination into one location after a multiyear fundraising push.
As reported by the Houston Business Journal, the campus opened this week at an estimated total cost of about $16 million and is expected to roughly double the nonprofit’s annual caseload. That coverage notes the expanded footprint should allow far more on-site forensic interviews and medical exams, so children are not shuttled between multiple agencies during what is already a traumatic process.
State project filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation list the new facility at about 45,556 square feet and show construction was completed on Sept. 1, 2025, with inspection records marked complete. The filings record an estimated construction cost of roughly $15 million, a snapshot of the project budget as fundraising and state support came together over time.
What the new center includes
According to the Houston Chronicle, the first floor wraps around a healing garden and includes a dedicated law-enforcement area and a medical clinic. The second floor holds light-filled counseling rooms, a gym and staff dining spaces, all laid out to make visits feel less clinical and intimidating for children. The building also features multiple forensic-interview rooms and a conference and training center intended for regional provider education.
“When I pulled into the drive I wept,” Children’s Safe Harbor Executive Director Victoria Constance told the Houston Chronicle, calling the finished space “God’s house.” She said the layout is designed to cut down on how many times a child has to repeat painful details during investigations and treatment.
Funding and donors
Local philanthropy and state support carried much of the financial load. The Woodforest Charitable Foundation committed $2.5 million toward naming rights, and state funding secured by Rep. Will Metcalf included a $5 million allocation, Community Impact reported. Organizers combined those marquee gifts with a capital campaign and community donors to reach most of the target, though officials say some fundraising is still underway to cover finishing touches and program needs.
Children’s Safe Harbor serves Montgomery, Walker and San Jacinto counties and has handled thousands of cases over the last decade. Local reporting on the agency’s recent caseloads helped drive the push for a larger space. The added square footage and co-located services are intended to let the center take more referrals without delay, reduce trauma for young victims and streamline investigations.
The new campus is also planned as a regional training hub for law enforcement, medical providers and other professionals who work with child victims, and organizers say the capital campaign will continue to support program expansions and additional staffing. For donation, volunteer and contact details, visit the nonprofit’s website at Children's Safe Harbor.
