Weekly Support Groups (Feb 23- Feb 27)
2026-02-23 08:00 - 2026-02-27 17:00 (America/Chicago) | MCWC THe Woodlands, 1600 Lake Front Circle Suite 130, Spring, TX, 77380, United States
The Montgomery County Women’s Center also offers support groups for survivors of family and sexual violence. If you have any questions about our group meetings, or if you wish to schedule a counseling session, please contact the Counseling Office at: (936) 441-4044 ext. 23.
THE WOODLANDS COUNSELING OFFICE
The United Way Building
1600 Lake Front Circle, Suite 130
The Woodlands, Texas 77380

Mondays (6:00pm- 8:00pm)
Men United In Healing: A Support Group for Male Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Join a safe, confidential space to connect, heal and grow with others who understand. The group will combine psychoeducation and support group methods.

Tuesdays (6:00pm-7:30pm)
Boundaries and Beyond: A Psychoeducational Support Group for Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (Adult Females).

Tuesdays (6:00pm-7:30pm)
Conquista tu Mente (Conquer your Mind): Víctimas de agresión sexual y violencia doméstica (mujeres adultas de habla hispana)
martes 6:00 p.m. a 7:30 p.m. (Apoyo) Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (Spanish Speaking Adult Females)

Wednesday (12:00pm-1:00pm)
RISE: Reclaim Independence Seek Empowerment): This group is for adult female victims/ survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault (open group).The group will combine psychoeducation and support group methods.

Thursday (6:00pm-7:30pm)
Project Hope: Psychoeducation/Support Group for Adults Molested as Children (Adult Females Only)

You're Invited-- Teen Writing & Art Judging Party
2026-02-23 10:00 - 15:00 | 1401 Airport Rd, Conroe TX 77301
COMMUNITY CALL–
We are hosting a JUDGING PARTY for our 2026 Teen Writing & Art Challenge on Monday February 23 from 10am-3pm at our main office 1401 Airport Rd Conroe TX.
We are looking for people to come and judge 🙂

Teen Writing & Art Challenge Viewing Party and Awards Ceremony
2026-02-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Woodlands United Methodist Church, 2200 Lake Woodlands Dr, Woodlands, TX, 77380

Weekly Support Groups (March 9-13)
2026-03-09 08:00 - 2026-03-13 20:00 | MCWC THe Woodlands, 1600 Lake Front Circle Suite 130, Spring, TX, 77380, United States
The Montgomery County Women’s Center also offers support groups for survivors of family and sexual violence. If you have any questions about our group meetings, or if you wish to schedule a counseling session, please contact the Counseling Office at: (936) 441-4044 ext. 23.

THE WOODLANDS COUNSELING OFFICEThe United Way Building1600 Lake Front Circle, Suite 130The Woodlands, Texas 77380

Mondays (6:00pm- 8:00pm)Men United In Healing: A Support Group for Male Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Join a safe, confidential space to connect, heal and grow with others who understand. The group will combine psychoeducation and support group methods.

Tuesdays (6:00pm-7:30pm)Boundaries and Beyond: A Psychoeducational Support Group for Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (Adult Females).

Tuesdays (6:00pm-7:30pm)Conquista tu Mente (Conquer your Mind): Víctimas de agresión sexual y violencia doméstica (mujeres adultas de habla hispana)martes 6:00 p.m. a 7:30 p.m. (Apoyo) Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (Spanish Speaking Adult Females)

Wednesday (12:00pm-1:00pm)RISE: Reclaim Independence Seek Empowerment): This group is for adult female victims/ survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault (open group).The group will combine psychoeducation and support group methods.

Thursday (6:00pm-7:30pm)Project Hope: Psychoeducation/Support Group for Adults Molested as Children (Adult Females Only)

Weekly Support Group (March 23-27)
2026-03-23 08:00 - 2026-03-27 20:00 | MCWC THe Woodlands, 1600 Lake Front Circle Suite 130, Spring, TX, 77380, United States

Weekly Support Groups (March 30- April 3)
2026-03-30 08:00 - 2026-04-30 20:00 | MCWC THe Woodlands, 1600 Lake Front Circle Suite 130, Spring, TX, 77380, United States

Sexual Assault Awareness Month
2026-04-01 08:00 - 2026-04-30 17:00
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) was created to promote awareness of the prevalence and effects of sexual assault. Throughout the month of April, Montgomery County Women’s Center participates in many activities with agencies and organizations in our community to promote awareness and support survivors of sexual assault.

Lunch & Learn Training Series- On Demand
2026-04-01 08:00 - 2026-04-30 17:00
Learn. Reflect. Take Action. 💙
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)—a time when communities across the nation come together to raise awareness, challenge harmful norms, and stand united against sexual violence.
Silence allows sexual violence to persist. Education, conversation, and community action are how we begin to change that.
This month, we are proud to join fellow agencies and organizations in our area to amplify awareness and provide meaningful opportunities for learning and engagement. One of the ways we’re doing that is through our Lunch & Learn Training Series—a simple, accessible way to grow your understanding and become part of the solution.
REGISTER HERE: igfn.us/form/LRUzfg

🥗 Lunch & Learn Training Series
Throughout April, every Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00 AM, you’ll receive a short training video delivered straight to you by text. These videos are designed to fit into your day—watch them over lunch, on a break, or whenever you have a few quiet moments.
Each session will also be shared on our social media platforms, where you’re invited to join the conversation, reflect, and connect with others who are learning alongside you.
At the end of the month, participants will receive a complete collection of all 9 trainings—a valuable resource you can revisit and share.

📚 Training Schedule

April 2: MCWC Agency Overview (12 min)
April 7: Criteria for Consent (10 min)
April 9: Sexual Assault & Special Populations (22 min)
April 14: Exploring Victim Blaming (16 min)
April 16: Ways to Stop Contributing to Rape Culture (15 min)
April 21: Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault (16 min)
April 23: Rights & Options for Victims (16 min)
April 28: Consent 101 (10 min)
April 30: Making Your Own Comfort Box (23 min)

This series is more than information—it’s an invitation. An invitation to listen, to learn, to challenge assumptions, and to stand in solidarity with survivors.
Whether you attend one session or all nine, your participation matters. Every conversation helps break the silence. Every insight helps shift the culture. Every action brings us closer to a community where survivors are supported and violence is not tolerated.
Join us this April. Learn with us. Speak up with us. 💙
REGISTER HERE: igfn.us/form/LRUzfg

Sexual Assault Victim Donation Drive
2026-04-01 08:00 - 2026-05-17 17:00
Montgomery County Women’s Center advocates responded 515 sexual assault exams in 2024.

If you or your organization are interested in donating bras & underwear for our Sexual Assault Advocacy Program they can be dropped off or mail to:
Montgomery County Women’s Center: 1401 Airport Rd, Conroe TX 77301 (Attn: Siomara)

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Heartbreaking but REAL & RAW account from a forensic nurse.

This is the underwear that no woman wants to wear.
And it’s not just because it’s a plain cotton sports bra the color of Pepto-Bismol.
It’s because this is the underwear we give to survivors of rape and sexual assault after we take their own underwear as evidence.
We take their nice underwear, their favorite underwear, their cute underwear, their comfy underwear, their best-fitting bra, their 75-dollar designer bra, their weekend bra, their work bra. And we take it away from them while wearing gloves, and drop it into a paper bag, and seal it with evidence tape and write their police case number on the outside, and send it to the state crime lab, and they never see it again.
And we give them some Fruit from the Loom to wear home, back to a life and a world they no longer recognize and no longer trust.
But here’s the kicker: That boring sports bra is WAY way WAY better than what some survivors get when they’re discharged.
Some women have ALL of their clothes taken for evidence. Shirt. Undershirt. Pants. Bra. Underwear. Even their socks. And if the local forensic/sexual assault program that cares for them doesn’t have — or won’t buy — or can’t buy — clothes for them, they get discharged in hospital scrubs.
And grippy hospital socks.
And postpartum white-mesh hospital underwear.
And no bra.
Ever seen a woman who’s just been raped, just had a three-hour forensic exam, just had every surface of her battered body swabbed and photographed and inventoried for the police, ever seen her walk out of a hospital wearing oversized hospital scrubs ——and her arms wrapped tightly around her chest, ashamed, because she doesn’t have a bra to wear?
I have.
And I absolutely refuse to ever see it again.
This is $150 of underwear from Kohl’s. My team and I buy this underwear ourselves for our patients, because we are no longer willing to let any of our survivors go home without a bra, or without a decent pair of underwear.
If you are looking for a place to donate something meaningful this holiday season, reach out to your local Forensic Nursing team, rape crisis center, or domestic violence shelter.
Go to Wal-Mart, or Kohl’s, or Target, and buy clothes you’d feel comfortable in curled up, safe at home, watching TV. And donate them.
New underwear, a comfortable bra, a comfortable pair of pants, a soft hoody, squishy socks — all of these things can help make a woman who has survived a violent rape feel like a person again.
A person.
Not a victim.
Because it’s a long walk down that hallway, out of the hospital, and back into the world.
At least she can be comfortable as she takes each step.

"In Bloom" Community Garden Display
2026-04-01 09:00 - 2026-04-30 18:00 | Something Special, 19073 I-45 # 180, Shenandoah, TX, 77385
Planting Hope: A Community Garden for Survivors 🌱
“Planting a garden of any sort symbolizes hope. Hope in tomorrow—and hope that something beautiful is about to happen.”
This April, in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we invite our community to come together in a powerful, visible act of support, remembrance, and hope.
At Something Special Resale, we are creating more than just a display—we are cultivating a Community Garden of Hope. Each flower placed represents strength, resilience, and the voices of survivors who deserve to be seen, heard, and supported.
In 2025 alone, our advocates stood beside 873 sexual assault survivors during forensic exams. That number is not just a statistic—it represents real people, real stories, and unimaginable courage in the face of trauma. This garden is for them.
🌼 How You Can Participate:Throughout the month of April, you can purchase a flower in-store and add it to our growing garden display. Each flower is a symbol of solidarity—a quiet but powerful way to say: you are not alone.
🎗️ As a small token of appreciation, every participant will receive a free teal ribbon, the recognized color of sexual assault awareness, to wear and share your support.
📍 Event Details:April 1st – April 30thSomething Special Resale19073 I-45 #180, Shenandoah
This garden will grow day by day—just like hope. And with each flower added, we are reminded that healing is possible, that community matters, and that together, we can create something beautiful out of even the hardest truths.
Join us. Stand with survivors. Help us plant hope. 🌷

What Were You Wearing? — A Courthouse Display
2026-04-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Montgomery County Courthouse, 301 N. Main Street, Conroe, TX, 77301
What Were You Wearing? — A Powerful Display to Challenge Harmful Myths 💙
Join us this April as we come together to honor survivors, uplift their voices, and challenge the harmful narratives surrounding sexual assault.
On April 20th from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, the Montgomery County Women’s Center will host a moving exhibit titled “What Were You Wearing?” in front of the Montgomery County Courthouse.

💬 About the Exhibit
Survivors of sexual assault are far too often met with the question:“What were you wearing?”
This exhibit exists to challenge that question—and the damaging assumption behind it.
Through clothing displays and personal stories shared by survivors, “What Were You Wearing?” powerfully illustrates a truth we must all understand:Sexual assault is never caused by what someone wears.
This display is designed to confront victim-blaming, educate our community, and create space for empathy, understanding, and change.

🌿 Honoring Survivors
In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this exhibit also lends a voice to the 873 survivors our advocates have accompanied to forensic exams in 2025. Each number represents a person who showed incredible courage—and an advocate who stood beside them every step of the way.
Our advocates serve as both a lifeline and a source of hope, providing support during one of the most difficult moments a survivor may face.

🤝 Join Us

Meet our outreach team and dedicated advocates
Learn more about the services available to survivors
Engage in meaningful conversation and awareness
Purchase or pick up shirts and merchandise in support of the cause

This event is more than an exhibit—it’s a call to shift perspectives, to listen without judgment, and to stand with survivors in a way that is visible, compassionate, and unwavering.
Join us. Learn with us. Stand with survivors. 💙

Memorial Day (Something Special Closed)
2026-05-25 08:00 - 17:00

Elder Abuse Awareness Month
2026-06-01 08:00 - 2026-06-30 17:00
Elder abuse is a largely hidden and growing problem in the United States. It is defined by law as “an act or omission, which results in a serious physical or emotional injury to an elderly person or financial exploitation of an elderly person; or the failure, inability or resistance of an elderly person to provide for himself or herself one or more of the necessities essential for physical and emotional well-being without which the elderly person would be unable to safely remain in the community.” Elder abuse can include physical, sexual, emotional, neglect, and financial exploitation. Another form of elder abuse is self-neglect. Every June, advocates join together across the country for a national effort to raise awareness during Elder Abuse Awareness Month. This annual, month-long push focuses on advocacy and education on how to recognize the signs of elder abuse and support those who may be experiencing it.

Juneteenth (Something Special Closed)
2026-06-19

July 4th (Something Special Closed)
2026-07-04

Labor Day (Something Special Closed)
2026-09-07

Thanksgiving Day (Something Special Closed)
2026-11-26 - 2026-11-27

New Years Day (Something Special Closed)
2027-01-01
