October 6, 2020
Written by: Heather Lowe - In a recent meeting of the local Family Homelessness Committee, we noted that for the first time in recent memory, fewer families experiencing homelessness are comi…
October 2, 2020
Written by: Heather Lowe - Families living in motels are in a uniquely precarious position. With a roof over their head (even a temporary one), they are not considered to be homeless by HUD s…
September 9, 2020
Written by: Heather Lowe - This year’s Back to School season is sure to be one unlike any that we have experienced before. COVID-19 has changed plans for schools around the country and…
August 4, 2020
In my role at CTL, I have been actively addressing landlord/tenant issues for nearly a year now, under the auspices of the Coalition for Homeless Children. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified…
July 6, 2020
Dear friends, Several years ago I was in the parking lot, heading to my car at the end of the day. It was one of those hot, dry, windy summer days. One of the mothers I had gotten to know st…
June 29, 2020
Dear friends, Last week was a big week for us with the Texas Governor’s announcement that child care can open to children of non-essential workers. Parents immediately began calling with…
May 19, 2020
Through CTL’s Coalition for Homeless Children, CTL has had the opportunity to dig deep into some of the issues surrounding family homelessness over the past year. One of those issues is…
May 8, 2020
Dear friends, On Wednesday, like many of us, I took a minute to watch the Blue Angels fly over Fort Worth. I loved the inspiration of their flight formation against the deep blue sky in the mi…
April 20, 2020
Center for Transforming Lives has developed a strong collaborative partnership with UNT’s Health Science Center during recent years, focused on understanding the impact of poverty and ho…
April 10, 2020
First, let me say thank you to all of you who have written encouraging notes or called and who have given so generously in many ways during this time of COVID-19. I can tell that so many of y…
March 23, 2020
As I was leaving the office on Wednesday last week, I overheard a conversation between a teacher and a mother who’d come to pick up her son from our child development center. The mother,…
Center for Transforming Lives works side-by-side women and their children to disrupt the cycle of poverty throughout Tarrant County. Our services are two-generational and establish long-term financial and emotional well-being.
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