The Hays-Caldwell Women's Center is now occupying its remodeled campus in San Marcos, completing the second phase of campus expansion.

The center's expansion cost $1.2 million and was paid for entirely by donations.

The work includes repurposing the former shelter as a dual-use building, now including the children's advocacy center known as Roxanne's House and the new Center for Community Partnerships; and renovating the Dennis and Cindy McCoy Counseling and Resource Center.

This phase of the center's campus expansion follows the October 2009 opening of the $2.1 million McCoy Family Violence Shelter, which can accommodate up to 50 people.

The center's executive director, Marla Johnson, said demand for the center's services has increased 34 percent in the past two years.

Donors included the San Marcos City Council, which voted to grant $500,000 in matching funds, provided HCWC donors would furnish an equal or greater amount.