Center for Transforming Lives recognized as Best Place for Working Parents®
Fort Worth – Center for Transforming Lives, a social service non-profit dedicated to supporting single mothers and their children, has been recognized as a 2026 Best Place for Working Parents®, an honor celebrating organizations that lead the way in family friendly workplace practices.
The Best Place for Working Parents® initiative honors businesses and organizations that meet criteria across 10 evidence-based policies proven to benefit working parents and positively impact business outcomes.
The designation reflects Center for Transforming Lives’ ongoing commitment to creating a workplace culture where employees are empowered to succeed at work and at home. The non-profit’s family friendly benefits include a generous paid time off program, paid parental leave, discounted child care, employee assistance program, mental health support, continuing education tuition assistance and more.
“Being recognized as a Best Place for Working Parents® reflects our commitment to supporting families at every level,” said Carol Klocek, CEO of Center for Transforming Lives. “When our team feels supported, they’re able to better serve the mothers and children who rely on us. We are proud to create a workplace where all families can thrive, and to invest in our greatest asset, which is our incredible team.”
About Center for Transforming Lives
Center for Transforming Lives partners with single mothers and their children so they can thrive. Founded in 1907, Center for Transforming Lives is one of Tarrant County’s biggest family safety nets, working to disrupt cycles of poverty and homelessness among the most vulnerable in our community. The non-profit meets the needs of 3,000 women and children annually, through a comprehensive and evidence-based, two-generation and trauma-informed model. Thanks to housing support, early childhood education, economic mobility services and counseling services that work across generations, parents and children establish security and well-being as a family. Led by CEO Carol Klocek since 2009, the $24 million non-profit opened its new Riverside Campus headquarters in May 2025.