{"id":71383,"date":"2025-07-18T01:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/71383\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T01:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:30:11","slug":"united-way-distributes-100k-to-fort-worth-six-alarm-fire-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/71383\/","title":{"rendered":"United Way distributes $100K+ to Fort Worth six-alarm fire victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/united-way-tarrant-county-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article    <\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\"><strong>FORT WORTH, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; The United Way of Tarrant County (UWTC) announced that it distributed more than $100,000 to many of the residents displaced by the June 23 six-alarm fire at The Cooper Apartments in Fort Worth\u2019s Near Southside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Through a partnership between Fort Worth Councilwoman Elizabeth Beck, Near Southside Inc. and United Way of Tarrant County, the Cooper Fire Relief Fund launched just days after the six-alarm fire forced more than 800 residents from their homes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">The funds will be used to help residents secure temporary housing, replace lost belongings and access essential services as they begin the long road to recovery.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Every dollar raised went directly to affected residents to aid in their recovery.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Hundreds of donors across Tarrant County contributed to this relief fund, including substantial gifts from local foundations, businesses and the community.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">&#8220;Our community showed up when it mattered most,&#8221; said Adam D. Powell, UWTC president and CEO.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">&#8220;This outpouring of support is a powerful reminder of what we can accomplish when we unite for our neighbors in crisis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">As part of the effort, Near Southside Inc. also developed a resource database offering free services and discounted products to help displaced residents recover and rebuild.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">&#8220;In the wake of unimaginable loss, our community rallied together with urgency and compassion,&#8221; said Megan Henderson, cultural director with Near Southside Inc.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">&#8220;We\u2019re proud to have been a part of this effort to ensure displaced residents received the support and dignity they deserve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Local perspective:<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">&#8220;From organized efforts such as this to grassroots community support, Fort Worth showed our neighbors in need why our city is special, because we care for each other,&#8221; said Councilwoman Beck.<\/p>\n<p> About the United Way of Tarrant County <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">United Way of Tarrant County is a non-profit in North Texas that mobilizes the community to action, so all can thrive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">By identifying critical needs, fostering collaboration, and investing in solutions that drive change through four impact areas: education and youth opportunity, community health, financial security, and community resiliency.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">UWTC programs serve more than 400,000 individuals annually and remain committed to empowering Tarrant County residents for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> Information in this article was provided by United Way of Tarrant County.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/tarrant-county\/fort-worth\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fort Worth<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/organization\/fort-worth-council\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fort Worth City Council<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/tarrant-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tarrant County<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article FORT WORTH, Texas &#8211; The United Way of Tarrant County (UWTC) announced that it distributed more than&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":71384,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,7371,49941,7372,50,12632,7375,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-71383","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fort-worth","10":"tag-fort-worth-council","11":"tag-fortworth","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-organization","14":"tag-tarrant-county","15":"tag-texas","16":"tag-tx","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114871653017951017","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}