Editor's note: This story originally stated that grant funding of over $617,000 was to be awarded to The Treehouse Center. Community Impact Newspaper later learned that the nonprofit was under investigation for alleged child abuse, prompting Community Impact Newspaper to confirm with county officials whether the grant was actually awarded.
Updated July 13:
Funds that were initially thought to be going toward The Treehouse Center, a residential shelter for girls in foster care, have not been awarded to the entity, according to Jeffery Johnson, special projects coordinator for Montgomery County Commissioner Precinct 1. Johnson said in an email that a letter was sent to the nonprofit regarding the grant not being awarded.
June 28:
The Treehouse Center, a residential shelter for girls in foster care, has received official confirmation from Montgomery County Community Development staff about a grant funding over $617,000 to the nonprofit organization, according to a June 24 news release from Taylorized PR. The center, which is located in a residential home in a neighborhood near River Plantation in Conroe, houses young girls who are in Child Protective Services custody who may otherwise be forced to sleep in CPS offices, which are not equipped to handle long-term placement of children.
