BY VANESSA HOLT
Demographic Center. Interfaith currently partners with entities such as local governments. It holds programs at its own facility as well as the county’s Kevin Brady Library Community Center and several low-income senior complexes, Herndon said. It also partners with The Woodlands Township to provide home repairs for senior residents who have challenges keeping up with township cove- nants due to physical or nancial limitations.
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Growing its own footprint will also enable Interfaith to work better with county o cials in both routine and emergency situations, she said. For example, Interfaith provides volun- teers at county-hosted senior congregate meals at the Kevin Brady Community Center, but it also provides disaster relief at its own building during natural disasters. An ongoing partnership with The Woodlands Township helps provide trans- portation for seniors get to appointments, and a new program with the township and Montgomery County Community Founda- tion helps with other senior transportation needs. “Most recently … we added the Interfaith Care Shuttle, which is our van we are trans- porting seniors from the senior complexes to the grocery store,” Herndon said.
Senior services will also bene t from a larger location, Herndon said. As the region’s aging population grows, more seniors will need grocery delivery, transportation, home repair and daily activity programs, she said. The number of Texans age 65 and older is projected to grow by more than 88% from 2023- 50, according to information from the Texas
Senior population growing 65+ population: The Woodlands
Montgomery County Senior growth in The Woodlands re ects an overall trend across the county.
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SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU 5 YEAR AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY COMMUNITY IMPACT
Milestones in 2026
What’s next
15 years Veggie Village Community gardens to grow produce 30 years Interfaith Community Clinic Previously the South County Community Clinic 50 years Interfaith Development Center The Woodlands’ rst early childhood development program
The next step will be to work with engineers to determine how large of a building can t on the 3-acre space, which Herndon said could be 15,000 to 20,000 square feet in size. The initial concept is for a single-story, full-service building and a parking lot, she said. “It will be … a full-service center, that is our goal,” Herndon said.
Depending on the results of the capital campaign, Interfaith could also renovate its existing building to provide space for educational classrooms along with senior services and other needs. Interfaith also plans several anniversaries this year, including for its early childhood development center, its community clinic in Oak Ridge North and its community gardens.
SOURCE: INTERFAITH OF THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY IMPACT
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