Fortress provides hope and resources for children and their families as they work toward long-term stability, health, and happiness. Through programs focused on academic, social-emotional, and spiritual support, our inter-generational approach utilizes existing strengths and develops new skills to help families overcome barriers rooted in systemic inequities, generational trauma, and life circumstances.
Since our founding as a church ministry in 1997, Fortress now serves the community as a 501(C)3 nonprofit providing no-cost preschool, after school, summer, and parent engagement programming to low-income families in Fort Worth’s Historic Southside.
building bridges from poverty to promise
Fortress employees are: 1. United in Christ 2. Equity Oriented 3. Learning Centered 4. Trauma Informed 5. Unflinchingly Bold 6. Rooted in Empathy 7. Entrepreneurial yet Disciplined.
Fortress provides hope and resources for children and their families as they work toward long-term stability, health, and happiness. Through programs focused on academic, social-emotional, and spiritual support, our inter-generational approach utilizes existing strengths and develops new skills to help families overcome barriers rooted in systemic inequities, generational trauma, and life circumstances.