Groundbreaking for the first building at the new home of the local non profit assisting those aging out of the foster care system

This podcast is a recording of the Unlimited Potential groundbreaking on September 17, 2024, followed by visits with UP board president Jacque Flagg and College Station mayor John Nichols, interviewed by WTAW's Bill Oliver.

Three years in development and fundraising, the local non profit assisting those who are aging out of the foster care system breaks ground on their first building.

In December 2021, Unlimited Potential (UP) bought the site of a former nursing home complex in College Station on Anderson Street near Lemontree Park. A year later, the decision was made to clear the site instead of remodeling existing buildings.

At Tuesday's groundbreaking (September 17), UP board president Jacque Flagg said Doug French of Stylecraft Builders "magnanimously donated one of the buildings and is offering other buildings at cost." 

Flagg also thanked the College Station city council for providing funding to demolish the nursing home buildings in the spring of 2023, Jim Singleton of SZS Architecture for donating a floor plan, Joe Schultz of Schultz Engineering for developing the campus infrastructure, and South Construction for building the infrastructure.

After the groundbreaking, Flagg told WTAW News fundraising continues. That includes a $10,000 dollar matching grant opportunity during the Brazos Valley Gives event.

She also says there are volunteer opportunities to assist the young men and women with transportation to and from appointments and helping move the young adults into new residences.

Click HERE to be directed to the Unlimited Potential website for more information.

College Station mayor John Nichols told WTAW News after the groundbreaking that he was "really impressed with the fact they found a building model that allows them to do this in phases." "For a non profit, it's not easy to raise money. And for them to be able get started with the donations from Stylecraft to start the first building and the build the second one. And then they can start having programming here. Once they have programming here, there will be more people interested and we'll see more funds flow."