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Family Crisis Center of the Big Bend reports expanded services, new building purchase for Alpine shelter
Summary
The Family Crisis Center of the Big Bend updated council on service volumes, outreach and a planned new Alpine facility at 402 E. Gallego Ave., and listed service metrics and anticipation of the building opening by summer 2025.
An advocate from the Family Crisis Center of the Big Bend presented an update on the nonprofit’s services in Alpine and the surrounding counties and described a recently purchased building intended to expand emergency shelter and office space.
The center serves five counties (Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Terrell and Pecos) with a staff of 12 and provides free, confidential services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and violent crime. The presenter said the center’s Alpine office provided 4,014 services to 192 clients between December 2024 and February 2025; volunteers contributed more than 4,496 hours in that period. The center cited recent legal-aid additions to support protective orders and family-law issues through a Texas RioGrande Legal Aid intake partnership.
Financial-assistance totals for Alpine clients during December 2024–February 2025 were reported at $4,762.23, used for rent, deposits, utilities, transportation, childcare, relocation, food and gift cards. The presentation said outreach included 51 events during that three-month span and that the center operates two emergency shelters (Alpine and Presidio), though shelter occupancy during that reporting period was low (the presenter reported a single night of shelter occupancy for the period cited). The presenter also noted increased food assistance demand from older adults during the winter months.
The Family Crisis Center said it purchased the community center building at 402 E. Gallego Ave. to consolidate office functions and expand shelter capacity for Alpine; staff hoped to occupy the renovated site by summer 2025. Slides shown to council included photos of ongoing interior work (sheetrock, new fence) and contact information for 24/7 advocacy and local office hours.
Council members thanked the center and urged outreach to state legislators about Senate Bill 1362, which council members said would affect extreme risk protection orders; speakers encouraged the center to contact state officials as needed.
No council action was required; the presentation was informational.
