Groundbreaking at the new home of Scotty's House child advocacy center

This podcast is the April 8, 2026 groundbreaking of the new home of Scotty's House child advocacy center in Bryan. The emcee is Karla Castillo and speakers are Scotty's House board chairman Ronnie Gonzales, executive director Cary Baker, director of external relations Melanie Scarpace, and the chairman of the capital campaign John Gottfried.This year's annual recognition of child abuse awareness and prevention month by Scotty's House child advocacy center had more meaning than usual.That's because the Bryan based regional agency supporting child abuse victims and their families held a groundbreaking of what will be their new home.Thursday's event (April 8) is repurposing four floors of an existing office building at 1200 Briarcrest, just east of Villa Maria.Click HERE to read and download renderings and floor plans provided by Scotty’s House.The agency opened in 1995, the first move was from its original home on Coulter Drive to Kent Street in 2010.The move to the new facility that is planned for the summer of 2027 will provide three times the space of its current building.Click below to hear the groundbreaking program.