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Center for Transforming Lives provides pathway out of poverty
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Each year, Center for Transforming Lives helps ~3,000 women and children — and that number is about to get bigger. | Photos courtesy of Center for Transforming Lives; GIF by FTWtoday
Did you know? One-third of single mothers with a child under age 5 are living in poverty in Tarrant County; and in some ZIP codes, as many as 72%.

One local organization is on a mission to help these mothers find a path to financial stability by giving them the support needed for employment and education opportunities that could increase their incomes.

As one of the community’s largest family safety nets, Center for Transforming Lives meets the needs of 3,000 women and children annually.

In its current location in downtown Fort Worth, the agency cannot expand to meet growing community needs. The new Riverside Campus answers this need by providing a comprehensive “one-stop shop” for these families, offering hope, healing, and a pathway out of poverty.

With its new campus, set to open later this year, the organization will significantly increase its impact and help even more Tarrant County families thrive.

Expanded services

Located in Southeast Fort Worth, in a traditionally underserved area, the new campus is easily accessible by bus and designed with mothers and children in mind.

For the first time, the agency can offer a mother and her children all the services they need in one location. The Riverside Campus expands access to:
  • High-quality early childhood education
  • Therapy for both mothers + children
  • Housing supports
  • An entire hub of economic opportunity services (including a makerspace, commercial kitchen + business incubators that support mothers seeking primary or secondary sources of family income)
Lack of childcare is one of the most common barriers women face when trying to escape poverty and homelessness, so the new campus will also provide easily accessible drop-in care for parents who are on-site.

Keep reading to see how a 1950s-era building is being transformed to meet the needs of the organization.
A look at Riverside Campus
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Events
Monday, Aug. 26
  • Watercolor Club | Monday, Aug. 26 | 1-3 p.m. | Fort Worth Public Library - Summerglen | Free | BYO creativity — everything else is included in this painting lesson for all skill levels.
Tuesday, Aug. 27
  • Karaoke | Tuesday, Aug. 27 | 6 p.m. | Dirty Water Saloon | Free | Ring in the end of summer with a chance at the microphone.
Wednesday, Aug. 28
  • “The People’s Joker” | Wednesday, Aug. 28 | 7-11 p.m. | Stage West Theatre | $15 | Catch the Fort Worth premier of this dark comedy about an unfunny clown presented by The Reel House Foundation.
Thursday, Aug. 29
  • TCU Women’s Soccer | Thursday, Aug. 29 | 7-9 p.m. | Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium | $11-$17 | Watch the Horned Frogs take on Central Michigan.
Friday, Aug. 30
  • Texas Rangers | Friday, Aug. 30 | 7:05 p.m. | Globe Life Field | $11-$111 | Watch the reigning World Series champions face the Oakland Athletics in a three-game series starting Friday.
Saturday, Aug. 31
  • Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra | Saturday, Aug. 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Bass Performance Hall | $32-$87 | Settle in for this spotlight performance with Cowtown’s own musicians performing classical works from Bruch, Sibelius, and Tartini.
Sunday, Sept. 1
  • PRCA Beat The Heat Series | Sunday, Sept. 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Cowtown Coliseum | $15-$163 | Take a load off inside and watch steer wrestling, roping, and barrel racing at the home of the world’s first indoor rodeo.
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News Notes
Open
  • Hoppin’, a new self-serve bar, is now open in the Foundry District. Customers open a tab when they enter, scan an RFID wristband at one of the 58 taps, and enjoy local brews, seltzers, and cocktails. Take a look around.
Coming Soon
  • A new Mexican restaurant is set to open in the Cultural District mid-September. La Carbrona will serve family recipes from Monterrey-born chef Rosario Ortega. Bonus: Head to the weekend brunch to enjoy grilled elote and house-made paletas from a rotating cart. (CultureMap Fort Worth)
Civic
  • Despite delays, city crews will finish moving utility services for Panther Island before the Corps of Engineers needs to start work on bypass channels. Utility work was slated to wrap up this summer, but will still be completed before the channel construction in 2025, according to city officials. (Fort Worth Report)
Development
  • Construction is underway on 400+ new apartments in the Stockyards. Kairoi Residential plans to begin preleasing units in Union Stockyards later this year, with leases beginning at the end of 2025 or beginning of 2026. Take a peek at the construction. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
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  • “Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.” Cue “Friday Night Lights,” because high school football is back. WFAA sports anchor Mike Leslie has the upcoming streaming schedule for the Lone Star State staple.
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    🍦 Ice, ice, baby

    DFW’s first New Zealand-style ice cream shop opens in Burleson
    Photo of a white house with red umbrellas in the yard that has been converted into an ice cream shop.
    Cool off with a sweet treat from Mr. Henry’s Real Fruit Ice Cream. | Photo courtesy of @mrhenrysicecream
    A New Zealand-style ice cream shop is now open in Old Town Burleson Square. Mr. Henry’s Real Fruit Ice Cream is the first of its kind in DFW and only the second in Texas.

    New Zealand-style ice cream is a blend of vanilla soft serve with fresh fruit — using a special machine imported from the South Pacific island nation — topped with cookie crumbs, sprinkles, or drizzles.

    Think: Blended pineapple ice cream topped with toasted coconut, graham crackers, and sweetened condensed milk.

    Owner Henry Lazcano grew up in El Paso working alongside his father at distribution company Henry’s Produce before relocating to DFW to pursue an IT career.

    But after discovering the delicious creation, Lazcano teamed up with his daughter Alex to renovate a small house south of Fort Worth and bring the frozen treat to the area. Stop by the Wilson Street shop from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
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