NONPROFIT Hope Alliance kicks o process to relocate to Leander, expand services
EXPANDING SERVICES Hope Alliance will relocate from its temporary Round Rock locations to a larger, newly developed facility in Leander, providing Williamson County more services.
BY ZACHARIA WASHINGTON
increase in family violence and sexual assault,” Brown said. “But Hope Alliance exists to break the cycle of violence, and we are looking to get into the new facility and provide more services.” Brown said the Leander property, which has easy access to US 183, was the right size and price. The city of Leander has future plans to expand San Gabriel Parkway to four lanes. Hope Alliance purchased 11.5 acres total, and it is selling 3.5 acres to generate revenue for the new build- ing—which will cost $20.3 million, Brown said. The new building will be 43,500 square feet and sit on 8 acres of land. Security at the new facility will include fences, cameras and law enforcement on-site 24/7. Clients will have a private bath- room in each bedroom, an upgrade from the communal bathrooms at
Construction to build Hope Alliance’s new Leander location could begin as early as June, CEO Rick Brown said. The organization is relocating from its two Round Rock locations, to a new building in Leander, which will be located on San Gabriel Parkway near Glenn High School. An ocial address has not yet been assigned. Hope Alliance is a nonprot organization dedicated to providing assistance and shelter to victims of family violence and sexual assault in Williamson County. With the relocation, Hope Alliance will expand from 30 beds to more than 90, helping the nonprot meet the county’s growing demand for emergency shelter services. “[It’s] a sad statement about humanity that we have to increase the number of beds because of the
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8 acres
90-96 beds
24/7 law enforcement monitoring
$20.3 million project cost
43,500 square feet
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the current location. Hope Alliance is awaiting a response from Leander’s permitting department, Brown said. Once construction starts, the project will take about a year. The new location is projected to be open by fall 2024. In the meantime, Williamson County Commissioners Court is set to discuss allowing Hope Alliance to use a county facility in Hutto as an auxiliary emergency shelter during
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its Feb. 7 meeting, after press time. Hope Alliance is also asking the county to fund six months of opera- tions at this building for $194,112.
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