Our Efforts

For years, the Las Vegas Trail community experienced a significant gap in access to healthcare services, including nearby family and pediatric providers. In 2025, that began to change with the opening of the Las Vegas Trail Health Center, bringing Cook Children’s and JPS Health Network services directly into the community. Improving health outcomes in Las Vegas Trail requires more than access to healthcare. It requires creating a community where residents have the resources, spaces, and support needed to thrive. Health is shaped by where people live, learn, work, and play. The vision is for Las Vegas Trail to become a community where healthcare, wellness programs, healthy food access, education, and opportunities for connection come together to support residents of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Creating a healthier future also means investing in the spaces around us. By expanding opportunities for walking, exercise, community gathering, and healthy living, it is time to put the “trail” in Las Vegas Trail and create a neighborhood built for connection and wellness.

To support individual growth, LVTRise strives to provide high-quality educational and workforce development opportunities through one-on-one coaching and counseling support. This allows community members to further their own intellectual knowledge, obtain and sustain a job, enhancing the overall family structure. With over 40 languages spoken in the geographical footprint of Las Vegas Trail, a limited English proficiency is one of the major obstacles we are faced with when assisting community members overcome hardships.

Since 1990, the LVT community has changed, but the types of housing and neighborhood services in the area did not change to meet the needs of these new residents. Today, the area has a high density of aging, multifamily housing compared to other areas in Fort Worth, and these properties are occupied by a diverse and primarily low-income community. Critically, Las Vegas Trail lacks the neighborhood commercial core and services that are typical in other neighborhoods in Fort Worth. Residents have to travel outside the neighborhood for healthcare and other daily needs. There are a total of 7,257 housing units in the community of which 84% (about 6,000 units) are in multi-family apartments. The remaining units are single-family with a handful (3%) being duplex and townhouse units. The 34 existing apartment complexes are largely built as gated communities with controlled entries and fencing. The complexes also vary greatly in terms of condition. Some are well maintained, but others are in poor condition with clear evidence of deferred maintenance and neglect.

Throughout the year, LVTRise hosted a series of Education Committee meetings where we heard from school leadership directly and brainstormed in real time to provide realistic solutions and support. Parent Engagement has been identified as a top need and LVTRise is working to address this issue through staying connected with FWISD staff, being present at school events, hosting parent meetings and continuing to grow the Education Committee. LVTRise was actively involved in on campus events, as well as events hosted at our campus that directly support students and their families. At LVTRise, education remains at the heart of our mission. Through regular Education Committee Meetings and support for events in the Western Hills Pyramid and IDEA Rise campus, we stay actively engaged in our community. In 2024, we officially merged with Cougar Pride Alliance—an exciting step that brought Cougar Corner at Western Hills High School under our umbrella. This partnership strengthens our services and deepens our support for students and their families. Cougar Corner will continue to serve students on campus, thanks to the enduring support of alumni and community partners. Together, we’re building a stronger future—one student at a time. Additionally, we are proud to partner with Go Beyond Grades, a powerful effort to improve literacy rates in Fort Worth. We're grateful to be part of this meaningful work and take pride in connecting families with resources that support student success.

LVTRise impacts safety by providing after-school programs in the Las Vegas Trail neighborhood, building police and community engagement, and aiding to ease any racial tensions that may occur in the area. A safe neighborhood is a steppingstone for regeneration and enrichment, community-wide. We value the relationships we hold with our local law enforcement and their efforts to put trust and hope back into the Las Vegas Trail community.