Project develops at Family Peace Center

In early December, 2025, Depave received the Oregon Community Foundation “Community Grant” to support the the design and development of a budding depave project at the Family Peace Center in Hillsboro! Depave will work with the Family Justice Center of Washington County (FJCWC) to transform 1800 square feet at the new Family Peace Center in Hillsboro into a nature-filled healing play garden for children and family survivors of domestic violence. "We're thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the Family Peace Center and support them in their important work with survivors. We look forward to seeing this outdoor healing space take root here and provide a safe connection to naturre,” says Zoé Walker Aparicio, Depave’s Community Projects and Stewardship Manager.

The center is the first-in-the-nation co-located hub uniting 20+ agencies under one roof to provide wraparound services for survivors of domestic abuse and their families. Depave will leverage local government and private funding to collaboratively design and develop a FPC healing play garden. The preliminary FPC healing play garden concept incorporates soft-surface play areas, a log climber, shade trees, drought-tolerant and low-maintenance landscaping, and 1-2 raised beds for food gardening. Stay tuned for more information as this project develops!