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.