When her son started kindergarten at Fort Worth ISD’s Richard J. Wilson Elementary about 14 years ago, Tomasa Flores noticed something: He wasn’t speaking in full sentences in English or Spanish, which he spoke at home.
She wanted to be close by. She wanted to support him. Then she realized the school needed help.
That was the beginning of more than a decade of volunteer service. Her efforts led to her nomination for 52 Faces of Community, the Fort Worth Report’s weekly series spotlighting unsung heroes in Tarrant County.
Welcome to 52 Faces
52 Faces of Community is a Fort Worth Report weekly series spotlighting local unsung heroes. It is sponsored by Central Market, H-E-B and JPS Health Network…