How your support makes a difference
Every $1 invested in Fort Bend Women’s Center created approximately $8–$10 in measurable community benefit — including avoided emergency costs, increased self-sufficiency, and restored safety and stability for local families.
PROGRAM
OUTCOMES
VALUE
PROGRAM
414 CLIENTS
Emergency Shelter
OUTCOMES
Survivors and their children escaped danger, avoided homelessness, and achieved immediate physical safety
VALUE
$3.5M shelter cost avoidance (Source: HUD, TX DV Coalition)
PROGRAM
56,220 MEALS
Provided
OUTCOMES
Improved food security and reduced stress for shelter residents
VALUE
$281K market value
PROGRAM
4,150 SESSIONS
Mental Health Services
OUTCOMES
Reduced trauma, increased emotional stability, improved work readiness and parenting
VALUE
$622K equiv. market therapy value
PROGRAM
183 ADULTS
279 CHILDREN
OUTCOMES
Families gained permanent housing, avoided homelessness, and stabilized finances
VALUE
$4.7M avoided rental subsidy costs (based on 2025 Houston FMR + utilities)
PROGRAM
199 CHILDREN
Youth Programs
OUTCOMES
Improved school performance, reduced anxiety and aggression, interruption of generational cycles of abuse
VALUE
$278K lifetime productivity gain (Child Welfare Info Gateway)
PROGRAM
8,914 CALLS
Emergency Hotline
OUTCOMES
Immediate crisis intervention, safety planning, and prevention of escalation
VALUE
$4.4M public-safety cost avoidance (Justice Dept DV Response Est.)
PROGRAM
740 HOURS
Legal Services
OUTCOMES
Survivors gained custody, divorce, protective orders, and immigration relief
VALUE
$222K market value (65 hrs × $219 average Houston family law rate)
PROGRAM
8,119 HOURS
Case Management
OUTCOMES
Clients accessed coordinated care plans for housing, counseling, legal aid, and employment
VALUE
$405K market value ($30 × hour average social-work rate)
PROGRAM
$197K GOODS
ThriftWise Stores
OUTCOMES
Families received essential clothing, furniture, and household items to rebuild independence
VALUE
$197K direct in-kind support value
Total Estimated 2024 Community Impact: $14.7 Million