Las Vegas Trail was once a thriving job market, anchored by Carswell Air Force Base and the businesses that supported the families living and working there. When the base’s active-duty operations ended in 1993, many military families moved away, and with them, the customer base for local businesses.
The years that followed were marred with economic decline. The lack of stable and meaningful employment in the area snowballed into poverty, crime, empty pantries and housing loss—all of which contribute to worsening physical and mental health.
But the new neighborhood health center serving the Las Vegas Trail area aims to change all of that through its Workforce Development Program, supported by trusted community partners such as Cook Children’s Health Care System, JPS Health Network, Tarrant County College and Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County…