Radiate Coalition—a nonprofit helping survivors of abuse, trafficking and exploitation as well as young women who have aged out of the foster care system—will be opening a home in New Caney.

Dig deeper: The property will be called Shepherd's Field and will provide long-term housing for 23 women. Originally operating in Honduras, Radiate Coalition aims to help women through faith-based Christian programs. Programs that will be offered at Shepherd’s Field include:

• Medical and dental care
• Trauma-informed psychological care
• Education
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Nutrition

• Program launching in 2027
• 1100 Parthenon Place, New Caney

Check out what's happening in the New Caney and Porter area this weekend, March 20-22.

Project Prom: Teens can visit the R.B. Tullis Library to peruse free, donated men’s and women’s formalwear and accessories.

• March 16-20, 3-5 p.m.; March 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 21569 Hwy. 59, New Caney

• March 20, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
• $19.99 (Adventure Days single-use ticket)
• 23101 Hwy. 242, New Caney 

• March 21, 6 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• Final Gravity Brewpub, 23435 FM 1314 B-6, Porter

After 10 years as Bayou Land Conservancy’s executive director, Jill Boullion reflected on her time spent in leadership and the progress the conservancy has made over the years. According to its website, the conservancy works to preserve land along streams for better flood control, clean water and wildlife.

You’ve been the executive director at the Bayou Land Conservancy for the past 10 years. What motivated you to pursue your role?

“Before I came here, I was at the Greens Bayou Coalition. I had spent all my career in marketing and advertising, so it was kind of like getting to take all the experience and skills I had built up over all that time and put them into something I was passionate about."

What do you wish more people knew about the Bayou Land Conservancy?
A lot of people don't realize where we get our support and what makes us run. A big part of what we do is connecting people with nature so that we're a sustainable organization.

In honor of Women's History Month, which runs March 1-31, here are a few women-owned businesses located in the Greater Houston area.

​​Retail Therapy
After years of responding to emergencies as an EMT, Kimberly Smith found a different way to take care of people in 2006. Smith now serves the community through a consignment store she took over 20 years ago with used brand-name clothing in Cypress.

Beyond resale, the shop extends its mission by donating clothing to a local women's shelter, turning gently worn pieces into a source of identity and fresh starts for women in need.

• 10782 Grant Road, Houston

• 2757 Rayford Road, Spring