Two-minute impact
Compassion United, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the owner and operator of a new project called Miracle City, slated to be located at 1106 Alma St., Conroe. According to the Compassion United website, the project involves creating a variety of short- and long-term housing and assistance for homeless people within Montgomery County.
In 2019, the city of Conroe donated 5 acres to Compassion United for the project, and although the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in delays, a study room and assistance building was constructed in July 2022. Phase 2 of the project, which is being funded through grant funds and the Montgomery County Community Development grant program, is expected to start in mid- to late 2024. A cost for the project was not given at the Jan. 23 meeting.
The project
The scope of Phase 2 of the Miracle City project involves:
- Parking lot
- Dirt work
- Retention pond
- Fencing/security
- Utilities
- Laundry center
- Showers
- Computer room
- Multipurpose dining hall
- Resource room
With the approval given in Commissioners Court, the Montgomery County Development department will begin advertising for potential bids to construct Phase 2 of the project.
