Category: Features

  • Students Celebrate Achievement in Multi-Family Property Maintenance Program, Addressing Workforce Challenges

    Students Celebrate Achievement in Multi-Family Property Maintenance Program, Addressing Workforce Challenges

    FORT WORTH, Texas (Apr. 24, 2024) – The Multi-Family Property Maintenance program at Tarrant County College (TCC) presented its first cohort of students with certificates of completion on Friday, April 5. The ceremony celebrated the achievements of the students and highlighted the program’s vital role in addressing workforce challenges within the housing industry. The Multi-Family…

  • Casa de Los Sueños Grand Opening Offers Beacon of Hope

    Casa de Los Sueños Grand Opening Offers Beacon of Hope

    The grand opening of Casa de los Sueños, a groundbreaking housing initiative dedicated to supporting Fort Worth families with children experiencing homelessness, took place on Dec. 11, 2024. Located in the heart of the Las Vegas Trail neighborhood, this development promises to be a beacon of hope for many. Casa de los Sueños is more…

  • Family Self-Sufficiency and Homeownership 2024 Awards Ceremony

    Family Self-Sufficiency and Homeownership 2024 Awards Ceremony

    Fort Worth Housing Solutions celebrated the Family Self-Sufficiency and Homeownership Awards Ceremony on Dec. 4 at the Amon Carter Center at Lena Pope. FSS enjoyed 37 graduates and paid out $268,086.91 in escrow, while 16 closings took place in the Homeownership program during 2024.   Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) graduates: Increased earned income by finding suitable…

  • FWHS Residents Complete Entrepreneurship Program, Pitch Business Plans

    FWHS Residents Complete Entrepreneurship Program, Pitch Business Plans

    On the Monday before Christmas, Fort Worth Housing Solutions and the Center for Transforming Lives hosted a Pitch Night event to close out CTL’s Level Up Microenterprise Program for 2022. Four future business leaders were able to present their business plans to potential investors, and in the coming weeks and months, they will take the…

  • Stop Six Community Hub, Aquatics Center Included in May 7 Bond Election

    Stop Six Community Hub, Aquatics Center Included in May 7 Bond Election

    Fort Worth voters will consider five propositions for municipal bond funding in a May 7 election. The propositions are divided into funding for streets and pedestrian mobility infrastructure; park and recreation improvements; public library improvements; police and fire safety improvements and open space conservation. Proposition B, the parks and recreation item, totals $124 million. That…

  • Hughes House Mixed-Use Development Designs Released

    Hughes House Mixed-Use Development Designs Released

    Community Will Add 210 Residences, Retail Space to East Rosedale Street by 2023 FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 29, 2021 – Fort Worth Housing Solutions and the City of Fort Worth have approved final designs for Phase I of Hughes House, the mixed-use development that will bring 210 apartments and townhomes with a variety of floor…

  • Kendrick Ladd building new life in The Holston

    Kendrick Ladd building new life in The Holston

    Photo by Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report Kendrick Ladd found himself living out of cars and celebrating holidays alone in the park. The 32-year-old Army veteran admits that he was ill-prepared for life on this own and needed a fresh start. With the assistance of Fort Worth Housing Solutions counselors, Ladd was introduced to…