Last week was the first time all 60 residents of Smithville’s drug and alcohol treatment center Serenity Star were able to be together under one roof.

Since Hurricane Harvey first touched down as a Category 4 on the Texas coast Aug. 25, sending bands of rain to Central Texas, the group had been scattered among different homes and facilities.

A power surge had forced the women’s dorm, its adjoining cafe and the meditation space on Northwest First Street to shut down. When the Ranch men’s facility on Jones Street came under risk of flooding, its residents were sent to stay at a staff member’s home. As 23 inches of rain pounded the region through the weekend, four residents at a house on the Colorado River were flooded out. The buildings that house much of the treatment center on First Street suffered significant damage.

Last week, founder Teri Lopez toured the facility, including the donation-only restaurant Comfort Café, detailing the destruction.

The roof had collapsed in several places, including in the kitchen, café and women’s dorm, leaking water into the carpet. In the meditation room, it came up through the floor, soaking the space and sprouting mushrooms inside the building.

"We are cleaning it up," Lopez said. "That’s all we can do."

As the sun finally made its way to Smithville, residents who had checked in to get sober from drugs and alcohol fanned out across the property making repairs — patching the roof, ripping up carpet and clearing debris. They rushed to get the café opened by the weekend for patrons, as well as the meditation space, which holds all the center’s meetings and classes.

"I was so grateful for the staff and residents here," Lopez said. "They really held ground."

On Friday, Comfort Café reopened for regular business after residents completed several repairs inside. The restaurant, which is run by the residents at the treatment center, remained busy through the weekend. Locals and out-of-towners brought donations, including water, laundry soap and other items, which will save the center money it can put toward renovations, Lopez said. The center is still hoping to raise funds to replace the roof and salvage the floors.

"We are only patching at this point," Lopez said. "If another big storm came in we’d be in bad shape."

Serenity Star is looking to raise $11,000 for repairs. It has set up an account on Facebook to accept donations, and as of Monday, had pulled in a little more than $8,300.