The Center for Transforming Lives will provide early childhood education to 120 children in southeast Fort Worth next year, increasing its current capacity.
Children peek into a classroom during play time at the Rosie K. Mauk Child Development Center in Fort Worth. The Center for Transforming Lives announced a $38.5 million expansion on Monday.The Center for Transforming Lives, a Fort Worth-based nonprofit focused on helping women and children disrupt the cycle of poverty, is expanding its services with a $38.5-million building set to open in the city’s southeast area next year.
The move stems from the organization outgrowing its downtown location, as it’s encountered obstacles with accessibility to public transportation and maintenance costs. More than 1,000 additional families will be served each year. The organization owns and operates four child care centers and partners with an additional six throughout Tarrant County, focusing on children 6 weeks to 5 years old.
During her remarks, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker mentioned that she was raised by a single mother who earned about $26,000 a year. Without a community network and support system helping mothers like Parker’s, they won’t be able to make it, she emphasized. Brooks emphasized how a lack of education can strain the welfare and criminal justice systems and exacerbate generational poverty.
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