Renaissance Heights is a historic community in Fort Worth, Texas that is positioned for bold new possibilities.

For nearly 100 years, the Mason Heights area in southeast Fort Worth functioned as an orphanage operated by the Masonic Lodge. When funding dried up, the Masons closed the orphanage and then sold the land in 2005. Today the area is home to an emerging 200 acre master-planned, mixed-use development that will provide exciting new opportunities.

Together We Grow With Each New Day

Since 2015, we have utilized our integrated holistic approach to community revitalization to build a stronger, healthier and more equitable community in Renaissance Heights and ensure lasting, sustainable success. As the Community Quarterback organization in southeast, Fort Worth, we work within a defined neighborhood to provide programs and resources to ensure equitable access to Cradle-to-College Education, Quality Mixed-Income Housing and Community Wellness programs that benefit all neighbors. The successful transformation in Renaissance Heights amplifies a blueprint for establishing holistic neighborhood revitalization utilizing the national model created by Purpose Built Communities, which continues to build strong, economically diverse communities that thrive across the country.

Through 2022, I’ve worked closely with our partners and supporters to realize that to achieve breakthrough outcomes, we must build upon lessons learned, understand that community context has changed, and enhance the collective story of impact. In an eventful year of notable milestones and organizational change, Renaissance Heights Foundation remains committed on offering hope and opportunity to our community.

Kenny Mosley, Jr.
Executive Director
Renaissance Heights Foundation

Renaissance Heights is in an optimal location for new development and improved opportunities for residents.

Important partners and nearby services include:

  • ACH Child and Family Services
  • Columbia Residential
  • Cook Children’s Health Care System
  • North Texas Area Community Health Centers, Inc.
  • Texas Wesleyan University
  • The Shoppes at Renaissance Square
  • Uplift Education
  • William M. McDonald YMCA
This is not just about making a nice low-income neighborhood. This is really working to create a community that anyone would want to live in. That’s a pretty high goal.

We’re excited to share that our Executive Director, Kenny Mosley has been selected to be a 2023 Truist Foundation Racial Equity Ambassador through Purpose Built Communities. Through this eight-month fellowship program, Mosley will have access to trainings, one on one coaching, and practical strategies to advance racial equity within our neighborhoods and across the Purpose Built Network.

“I’m also really grateful to be on this journey with other Purpose Built Network Members who are also working to create meaningful change at the neighborhood level.” – Kenny Mosley

About Truist Foundation

Truist Foundation is committed to Truist Financial Corporation’s (NYSE: TFC) purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities. Established in 2020, the foundation makes strategic investments in nonprofit organizations to help ensure the communities it serves have more opportunities for a better quality of life. Truist Foundation’s grants and activities focus on building career pathways to economic mobility and strengthening small businesses. Learn more at Truist.com/Foundation.