Development
BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
Nonpro t organization’s campus expansion nears completion
Connections and Individual Family Services—a nonpro t organization that supports at-risk youth in Comal County—is anticipating completion of its new campus this fall, Development Coordinator Rianne Sykes-Wenske said. Some background The rst phase of the expansion—which consisted of the nonpro t’s Emergency Children’s Shelter and Transitional Living Program—broke ground in October 2023 and was completed in September 2024. The residential facility provides emergency housing for foster youth and home- less youth. The transitional living program also provides housing for children between the ages of 15 and 23 years old, Sykes-Wenske said. “It’s magical to see where we were just a couple years ago to where we are today,” she said. O cials broke ground on Phase 2 of the proj- ect in October 2024. Sykes-Wenske said they anticipate Phase 2 to be complete in August or
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3 Sand tray therapy room 4 3 conference rooms 5 Multipurpose room
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A birds eye view of Connections and Individual Family Services Phase 2.
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September. The details
Project timeline
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September 2024 Completion Phase 1
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Phase 2 of the project will house Connections’ counseling o ces, prevention programming and sta . The nonpro t’s counseling program—which previously operated with six o ces—will now have 14 o ces, two additional play therapy rooms, a sand tray therapy room and three conference rooms for families to meet. Sykes-Wenske said the completion of Phase 2 will allow the organization to consolidate programming and streamline its operations under one roof. A multipurpose room will also be constructed in Phase 2. Sykes-Wenske said the multipurpose
Aug. or Sept. 2025 Completion
October 2023 Groundbreaking
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SOURCE: CONNECTIONS AND INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SERVICES COMMUNITY IMPACT
working through things they are struggling with. “We can work with them individually outside of the family unit, and so being able to o er this will help us to better serve the youth and fami- lies that we’re serving because we can provide more individualized care and be more exible,” Sykes-Wenske said.
room will be able to accommodate 60 people and also come with a partition to separate the meeting space into two meeting rooms. What else? Connections and Individual Services will also be able to o er a $45 fee for-service-model through which guardians can spend one-on-one time
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