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SafeSpace To Begin Renovation Of New Facility

SafeSpace Child Advocacy Center of the Gorge will mark the beginning of construction of its new permanent facility on Thursday afternoon.  The organization will be renovating a building at 206 Wasco Loop in Hood River.  SafeSpace Executive Director Beatriz Lynch says they’ve raised money for two years for the project.  Lynch adds their capital campaign continues, seeking $1.2 million to do the final parts of the $5 million project.  The ceremony will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at 206 Wasco Loop.  SafeSpace is a non-profit organization that provides a single point of contact for child abuse victims, offering trauma-informed care in a child friendly environment for Hood River, Wasco, Klickitat, Gilliam and Wheeler counties.