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52 Faces: Patty Pressley stocks Fort Worth schools with food, clothing and financial aid
Cougar Alliance has inspired Western Hills High students to volunteer and assist Pressley when help is needed.
The alliance’s partnership with the nonprofit community organization LVTRise has played a large role in securing additional funding and grants to go toward supporting students and their needs, said Pressley.
Western Hills High School Alumni Non-Profit Merges with LVTRise Community Center
In a significant step toward strengthening community engagement, the Western Hills High School Alumni Association has merged with LVTRise. This partnership aims to expand outreach efforts, enhance educational support, and provide greater resources to students and families in the Las Vegas Trail area. The merger will enable more mentorship programs, scholarships, and career readiness initiatives for local youth.
‘Bridging the gap’: Cook Children’s, JPS break ground on Las Vegas Trail health center
Cook Children’s Health Care System and JPS Health Network are teaming up for the first time to bring a new health care center to west Fort Worth. The health systems broke ground Tuesday on the Las Vegas Trail neighborhood health center at the corner of Calmont Avenue and Cherry Lane.
LVTRise Community Center Kicks off Christmas Angel Program on November 7; Marks $25,000 Grant From Bank of America for Operations Support
With Christmas and the holidays just around the corner, LVTRise is kicking off its Christmas Angel program at its annual RISE Luncheon on Tuesday, November 7, at 11:30 a.m. at Ridglea Country Club, 3700 Bernie Anderson Ave.
How a group of ‘weird moms’ are giving back to Fort Worth community through clothing drives
When Haley Ballenger came to Fort Worth from Houston in 2018, she had no friends and nothing for herself to enjoy. Her children were young, so she didn’t have time to go out and socialize. She started a Facebook group, called Fort Worth Weird Moms Club, to connect with other mothers in the city — it caught on quickly, she said.
Cook Children's, JPS team up to bring medical center to Fort Worth's Las Vegas Trail neighborhood
A new health care center is headed to Fort Worth’s Las Vegas Trail (LVT) neighborhood, and it’ll be a team effort between the Cook Children’s and John Peter Smith (JPS) health systems. The two hospitals announced the new facility in a joint news release on Tuesday, calling it a “first-of-its-kind partnership.”
New Boys & Girls Club provides safe, nurturing environment in Las Vegas Trail area
Children are already enjoying the new Boys & Girls Club that recently opened at LVTRise in the Las Vegas Trail area of west Fort Worth. A new Boys & Girls Club is providing arts, crafts and other programs to children in the Las Vegas Trail area.
LVTRise board of directors marks new Boys & Girls Club facility, names executive director
LVTRise celebrates the long-awaited opening and programming of the new Boys and Girls Club facility on-site at the Rise Community Center. The board also added FWPD Assistant Chief Julie Ann Swearingin, Tori White and Felipe Gutierrez to its board of directors where each will serve a three-year term.
Las Vegas Trail Designated $3.5 Million in Fort Worth's Improvement Grant Funding
“Las Vegas Trail is 1% of the city of Fort Worth, but it’s 4% of the crime,” District 3 Councilman Michael Crain said. “So, the people that live here, and there are some really good people who live here and call Las Vegas Trail home, but they’re surrounded by crime and other things you shouldn’t have in a neighborhood.”
City Council Designates $3.5 Million for Far Westside Neighborhood
City Council has chosen the Las Vegas Trail area to receive the next round of neighborhood improvement strategy funds. Beginning in January, the city will work with the community to decide how to spend $3.5 million to improve residents’ quality of life.
LVTRise Named Community Builders
Programs that help address the local issues around housing, health, and education will be able to scale, helping even more people through a multi-year grant from Bank of America. LVTRise and Harmony Community Development Corporation (CDC) have been named as the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders® awardees for their work in the Dallas-Ft. Worth community addressing these issues.
Here’s the Next Step in Fort Worth’s Efforts to Revitalize the Las Vegas Trail Area
Violent crime is trending down, Trinity Metro is running new express routes through the neighborhood, and a newly passed public improvement district is expected to bring in an extra $300,000 to support public safety and community improvements.
Fort Worth Officials Meet to Discuss State of Las Vegas Trail
Fort Worth leaders, community activists and others gathered to discuss crime statistics, upcoming projects and the current state of the Las Vegas Trail neighborhood at Birchman Baptist Church, 9100 N. Normandale St.
Crime is down 22% in Fort Worth’s Las Vegas Trail. How neighbors and police made it safer
Violent crime in the Las Vegas Trail area is down 22% in 2021 compared with the first nine months of 2019, according to the Fort Worth Police Department. It’s the result of an increased police presence and residents working with law enforcement, police and community leaders said.
MedStar, Tarrant County, LVTRise Partner on Mobile Vaccine Clinic
Underserved populations often have difficulties accessing central sites for COVID-19 vaccines and navigating the vaccine registration process. To address those problems, MedStar, LVTRise and Tarrant County Public Health partnered to bring the coronavirus vaccine to the Las Vegas Trail community.
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