Fortress Fund Launched by Catholic Charities

0:00It's April 21st. Welcome to Dallas News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Fortress Youth Development Center shut down for good last fall, after over two decades, helping families and Fort Worth's historic south side. But now, it's teaming up with Catholic Charities Fort Worth through a new endowment called the Fortress Fund. This fund will support low-income families with child care help, money for education and job training, plus services to build emotional and financial. Strength, all kicking off in March 2027. The center started back in 1997 from a church group Aiding Folks in Poverty or Homelessness, grew into a non-profit by 2000, five, and offered early education, after school programs, parenting classes, and a food pantry, even expanding during the COVID pandemic with federal cash. But when those grants ran dry, funding got tight despite last-minute donations that kept it open through September, leading to the permanent close. Catholic Charities has taken over the old campus on East Terrell Avenue and is

1:04planning a fresh redesign to meet community needs, carrying forward, that shared mission for kids and families into the future.