Nonprofits have already been struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some of them caught a one-two punch from Februaryâs winter storm in Texas â including the Childrenâs Advocacy Center of Comal County.
On Feb. 15, the water sprinkler line in the centerâs balcony roof on the second floor froze over, and when the temperature climbed the line burst and flooded into the ceiling.
It flooded the second floor, down the walls and onto the first floor, said Childrenâs Advocacy Center of Comal County executive director Trendy Sharp.
âPretty much most of the building got some water from the water break,â Sharp said. âThe security system went off and we had some great board members go up and turn the water off. A lot of us were iced in, so we couldnât go in when the security alarm went off.â