Through Leading United Way, Leah King Finding Solutions For Tarrant County's Needs

Arlington TX

12 November, 2021

5:13 PM

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By Kristen Barton, Fort Worth Report November 11, 2021 As a child, Leah King never stayed in the same place for long. Her father was in the military, and that led to her moving to different states — and sometimes countries – often. Now, she has a home base in Fort Worth, and she's working to make it better by identifying its needs and finding money to solve them. King, 53, is the president and CEO of United Way of Tarrant County. Her job requires a lot of research to find out the needs of the community and where those needs are concentrated, she said. Growing up, King's education and lifestyle were often disrupted as her father's job moved them often. He was a cryptologist who worked on missiles, and she changed schools regularly until she was a sophomore in high school, sometimes moving more than once a year. "It was very tough. The Department of Defense schools are among the top-quality schools that one could attend," King said. "We had the benefit of having a lot of the military spouses, with very high levels of education, that were our instructors." To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.