Longview, Texas (January 30, 2026) The Martin House Children’s Advocacy Center held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, January 29, 2026, to signify the beginning of construction on a new facility to serve abused children and their families. The Martin House Children’s Advocacy Center is dedicated to children who have suffered physical and sexual abuse and exists to reduce the trauma through a collaborative effort of investigations and prosecutions to begin the healing process for the children and their families. The center supports children in Gregg, Harrison, Marion, and Upshur Counties, twice as many counties as when the center opened in 2009. The new space will enable The Martin House CAC to continue to serve children who have suffered the trauma of abuse in a child-friendly environment with increased confidentiality for the foreseeable future. The Martin House Children’s Advocacy Center is the result of a remarkable collaboration and coalition of dedicated individuals and agencies that serve more than 900 children and their families each year.