About the Nonprofit
Visit Our Website Nonprofit Category: O - Youth Development
Exempt Status: 501(c)(3) (IRS Form 990 Filed)
School Grades: Daycare and Pre-K Elementary School
Fortress provides hope and resources for children and their families as they work toward long-term stability, health, and happiness. Through programs focused on academic, social-emotional, and spiritual support, our inter-generational approach utilizes existing strengths and develops new skills to help families overcome barriers rooted in systemic inequities, generational trauma, and life circumstances
- FORTRESS PRESCHOOL provides programming for children ages 6 weeks through 4 years. An emphasis on achieving developmental milestones is balanced with creative play, early literacy, and social-emotional learning.
- FORTRESS AFTER SCHOOL provides programming for Prek3-5th grade students who attend Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary. An emphasis on literacy is supported by hands-on activities, Bible lessons, and social-emotional learning.
- FORTRESS PARENTS L.E.A.D. (Learn, Engage, Achieve, Disciple) provides classes and activities designed to encourage, empower, and equip the parents of children enrolled in Fortress programs. In lieu of student tuition, minimum parent participation is required for continued enrollment, with a leadership track available for parents wishing to pursue it.
- COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT includes five free annual events, an on-site pantry, and partnerships with Historic Southside Neighborhood Association and Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School. Collaborations with neighboring churches, civic groups, volunteers and fellow service agencies are just some of the ways we work together to love our community well.
