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Summer Vital Link 2026

In the foreground, bold green text announces %22SUMMER VITAL LINK Middle School Program%22 with smaller white text below detailing %22HANDS-ON CAREER EXPLORATION FOR RISING 7-8TH GRADERS%22 and the Vital Link logo, all set against a colorful, abstract background with stylized leaves in the upper corners and a red banner at the top displaying %22Fort Worth Independent School District.%22

Middle school students can explore unique careers in our community through the Summer Vital Link program.

Students visit host sites to experience the work environment, engage in hands-on activities and make a connection between what is learned in school and applied in the workplace.

2026 Middle School Parent/ Student Registration

2026 Host/ Partner Registration Form

Visit the Summer Vital Link webpage for more information about our summer career exploration program for middle schoolers!

The Vital Link Connection

The Fort Worth ISD Career and Technical Education Department is transforming student learning. Vital Link is one initiative including local businesses and organizations.

Vital Link partners provide students and teachers an opportunity to experience real-world scenarios and apply skills learned at school to the workplace.

The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce, and the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce view collaboration by employers with our school district as a best practice for talent development, attraction, and retention. Additional community partners and Vital Link advisory committee members include Tarrant County College, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, Texas Wesleyan University, and regional businesses and community leaders.

Want to learn more about Vital Link and how to impact your future workforce by supporting this educational initiative? Contact us via email vitallink@fwisd.org.

A group of children and teenagers pose in front of a wall displaying the Trinity River Authority of Texas logo and information, with a digital display on the right and seating on the left.
A teal abstract logo of two figures is on the left, with the words %22VITAL LINK FORT WORTH ISD%22 in teal and gray text to its right, and the maroon text %22Connecting Students to Careers%22 below.