FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) — An innovative new app for Fort Worth parents officially launches this weekend.
With Parent Pass, families can find a daycare, meet other parents, and learn about community resources and events.
“Our hope for the app is a set of better connected and resourced families who spend less time searching for the information and tools they need and more time connecting with the resources and tools they need, as well as between them,” Sadie Funk said. , director of The best place for kids!the organization that led Parent Pass.
The best place for kids! is a public-private partnership that wants to make sure every child in Fort Worth is on a path to learning and success.
Parents’ walk it is free to download and use.
“We haven’t heard of any other major city doing this by bringing all the resources together into an app that wasn’t just designed for families, but was actually designed for families,” Funk said.
His team worked with more than 100 families from nine different neighborhoods to design all of the app’s features.
“We spent 1200 hours together, really from the initial vision through feasibility and functionality,” Funk said.
Funk hopes it will become the go-to source of information for families in Fort Worth and beyond.
“It can be a benefit to anyone in Tarrant County who is looking for these resources,” he said. “It’s a one-stop shop where you can search in real-time for local daycare availability. You can see over hundreds of events happening in your neighborhood and across the city at no cost to families. You can have access to real crime . data”.
the officer launch party for the Parent Pass application will take place Saturday morning at Dream Park in Fort Worth, starting at 10 a.m.
All families are invited to enjoy face painting, bounce houses, music. The first 1,000 people to show up will also receive a free t-shirt.
Caroline Vandergriff
