October 2025Impact
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Thriving Kids

There’s nothing more important than ensuring our community’s children have what they need to thrive. LEARN MORE

  • Our Youth Success team and JCPS Academics recently came together to host a community event focused on building strong connections between families, the community, and JCPS. JCPS, Class Act Credit Union, and Metro United Way sponsored this event.

              

  • Our Ready for K Alliance‘s guiding team reviewed and scored 154 proposals for our two RFP opportunities. 17 community partners are being funded, totaling $342,106. RFP A was an opportunity to receive mini grants up to $10,000 and aimed to bring in new partners to the Ready for K Alliance. RFP B was an opportunity for partners to submit proposals up to $75,000 and emphasized collaboration between community organizations. More than $5 million in requests were made through this RFP process.
  • The Ages & Stages (ASQ) Screening Hub team has been in community spreading helpful information about our Developmental Screening Hub, including presenting to the Kentucky Pediatric Office Manager Association and multiple community events. Our team was also invited to attend the Reach Out and Read National Summit conference in Washington, D.C.
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Strong Households

When families have what they need, they can break cycles of poverty and work toward a better tomorrow for future generations and our entire community. LEARN MORE

  • In the month of September, our 2-1-1 help referral line fielded 1,632 calls from members of Jefferson, Shelby, Oldham, Bullitt, Henry, Nelson, Spencer, and Trimble counties. The top request categories were rent payment assistance (468), community shelter (173), and low cost housing (153). In Indiana, 279 calls from Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in the month of September. The main requests of callers were around housing, followed by utility assistance and food provision.
  • Metro United Way and the Muhammad Ali Center welcomed 500 volunteers during The Greatest Give Back on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Volunteers packed 2,500 personal care kits and 2,500 laundry supply kits that were distributed to 63 nonprofits across the Greater Louisville region. This helps meet the need identified by nonprofit leaders in our community. Thank you to everyone who came out to help!

  • Thanks to our direct service provider partners – Apprisen, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, and the Louisville Urban League – our workforce financial coaching initiative continues to produce positive results. Through August, this multi-year effort has served 381 participants, of whom 290 (76%) have made progress in one or more financial goal areas, specifically as follows:
    • 75 have increased their income by a median of $12,480 per year
    • 217 have increased their savings by a median of $1,000
    • 107 have improved their credit by a median of 26 points
    • 134 have reduced their debt by a median of $1,392.
    • This has also resulted in many individuals acquiring valuable financial assets, including 32 who have purchased automobiles, 10 who have achieved an educational certification, and 17 who have fulfilled their dream of becoming new homeowners!
  • The Housing Alliance of Louisville (HAL), which includes all organizations in the Greater Louisville region working to ensure every person in our community has as a safe and stable place to call home, recently met and confirmed our vision statement: “A Louisville where housing is a human right, and every resident has access to a safe, stable, and affordable home.” During our monthly meeting in September, we discussed how proper execution of our vision today will look in the future. This discussion has propelled the creation of our workplan forward.

  • Metro United Way is working on a new effort we are calling Mission Marketplace. This initiative, in partnership with Canopy KY, is being designed to achieve the following objectives:
    • Help nonprofit organizations develop and grow revenue-producing products and services to build sustainability;
    • Provide opportunities for small to medium-sized businesses to procure needed goods and services from nonprofits
    • Support workforce development for individuals with barriers to employment being served by participating nonprofits.
    • We look forward to keeping you abreast of this work once it formally launches in 2026!
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Equitable Community

We envision the Greater Louisville region as a place where zip code doesn’t determine destiny and everyone has the opportunity to grow into their full potential. LEARN MORE

  • We hosted a powerful Beyond Buzzwords Speaker Series event featuring Dr. Jemar Tisby, author and historian, who led a thought-provoking conversation on justice, spirituality, and systemic change. Staff and community attendees engaged deeply with his message on moving from awareness to action.
  • A member of the Equitable Community team participated in a roundtable conversation titled “Is There a Cure for Racism?” hosted by Meaningful Conversations Louisville at the Northeast Regional Library. The event invited diverse community voices to explore the moral and spiritual dimensions of racism and the pathways toward healing.
  • Metro United Way hosted Sowing Seeds With Faith as they facilitated four college readiness sessions for high school students. The sessions took place throughout the month of September, followed by a week-long series of college tours in Louisiana. Our Equitable Community team was able to assist and provide support for the students and trip. 99 students attended. College toured were as followed:
    • Xavier University
    • Dillard University
    • Southern University
    • Grambling University
    • Rust College
  • The Black L.O.V.E. Philanthropic Partnership (BLPP) is seeking to identify Black-led and/or Black-serving organizations with proven impact in advancing community resilience through civic engagement, violence prevention, and/or youth empowerment. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is a pre-screening step designed to help us understand which organizations are best positioned for the next phase of BLPP investment. Organizations that demonstrate strong alignment with the L.O.V.E. principles — Live, Own, Vote, Excel — and have a track record of effective programming will be invited to submit a full RFP application for funding opportunities ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. This process ensures that resources are directed to organizations with the experience, capacity, and community trust to make the greatest impact. Get started HERE.
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Upcoming Events

Thursday, October 23, 2025

United Spirits Fall Festival

Samples & Tastings of Rare Spirits | Silent & Live Auction | Chef/Culinary Experiences | & more!
Location: Progress Park
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