Fort Worth’s Fairhaven neighborhood has been chosen as the recipient of the 2025 Neighborhood Improvement Program. This $4.2 million grant will help fund a three-year project that involves conducting a resident survey, hosting a town hall meeting, and implementing the improvements in October 2025. This targeted neighborhood spans Council Districts 5 and 11.
The Neighborhood Improvement Program, an annual initiative by the City of Fort Worth's Neighborhood Services Department, strategically focuses on enhancing the quality of life and public safety within historically underserved communities.
Through targeted capital investments, enhanced maintenance protocols, and community empowerment initiatives, the program cultivates improved perceptions of safety, cleanliness, and neighborhood pride. The program has consistently yielded tangible results, including demonstrable reductions in crime rates, increased property values, and a rise in residential building permits.
Why was Fairhaven selected?
Fairhaven was selected for the Neighborhood Improvement Program based on a careful assessment of three key factors: financial hardship, the potential for positive change, and the existing condition of the neighborhood.
This data-driven approach ensures that the program's resources are directed toward areas with the greatest need, maximizing the positive impact on the selected communities.
Although the Neighborhood Services Department manages the program, it's truly driven by the community. The specific capital investments and programs are tailored to each neighborhood based on input from local residents and business owners, ensuring the initiatives effectively address their needs and priorities.
Previous target areas: Worth Hieghts, Seminary, Historic Marine, Las Vegas Trail, Como, Rosemont, Northside, Ash Crescent, Stop Six, Seminary and Worth Heights.
City departments such as Code Compliance, Park & Recreation and Transportation & Public Works all play an important role in making neighborhood improvements by delivering capital the neighborhoods. Some examples of improvements in previous Neighborhood Improvement Program areas include:
- Police safety improvements such as police cameras
- Trash and litter pickup
- Streetlight installations
- Park development and new park equipment
- New sidewalks and crosswalks
- Bike lanes and safe routes to school
- Traffic calming
- Recreation amenities
- Code enforcement blitzes and neighborhood cleanups
- Demolition of vacant and abandoned structures
- Neighborhood association capacity building
About the Fairhaven neighborhood:
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Council districts
Median building ages
Median household income
Families below poverty rate
Unemployment rate
Median value of owner-occupied housing units
Crimes against persons (per 1,000 residents)
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5 & 11
1957
$37,056
23.2%
11%
$108,500
45
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Source: Census Tract 1062.01