On April 13, the Hays County Child Protective Board presented to the Hays County Commissioners Court a slide show to celebrate the opening of the new Remme Rainbow Room and to thank the commissioners, major donors, county staff and community volunteers for their support. The RRR is a bright, well-furnished facility where county Child Protective Service caseworkers can comfort abused and neglected children who have just been removed from dangerous situations, feed them snacks, help them clean up, and find items they need immediately, such as clothing, hygiene products, blankets, and infant-care supplies.
Commissioner Debbie Ingalsbe, whom HCCPB members have referred to as the “guiding angel” of the project, has commented that a beauty of the RRR is the partnership between county and community that has made it possible.
Planning for the RRR began in 2017, when Brenda and Kaare Remme, long-time contributors to the Hays County Child Protective Board, asked Board member Karen Brown, “What do you need most?” After consultation with the Board and CPS staff, Brown and the Remmes determined that CPS most needed an expanded, well-supplied space for attending to the immediate needs of children who have just come into CPS care.
