September 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 Network (YSN) started an exciting new program year with 212 amazing partners! We kicked off our 2025-2026 year with an inspiring annual event. With 84 passionate individuals from 45 different organizations in attendance, we fostered meaningful discussions and collaborations to enhance the quality of programming for young people.

            

  • Our Ready for K Alliance‘s leadership is in the process of notifying partners that will receive funding for proposals they submitted for our two RFP opportunities. 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. 94 proposals were submitted. RFP B was an opportunity for partners to submit proposals up to $75,000 and emphasized collaboration between community organizations. 60 proposals were submitted for RFP B. Proposals for both RFPs had to align with Metro United Way and Ready for K’s vision that all children enter kindergarten ready to thrive.
  • The Ages & Stages (ASQ) Screening Hub team screened 113 children in the month of August with sixteen of those children receiving referrals for additional services. Our team also recently secured two pediatric offices to be our first pilot locations for mini libraries supporting literacy and promoting ASQ.
  • Our Ages & Stages (ASQ) recently had a great time at the Kentucky Science Center’s “Touch a Truch” event where they promoted our Developmental Screening Hub to over 1,500 people in attendance.
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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 early September, we helped out with Humana Community Day where thousands of Humana volunteers packed 68,000 snack kits of food in a single day! The day ended loading semi trucks with pallets of the food boxes for Dare to Care Food Bank. More than 60 other nonprofits benefitted, as well! We’re in awe of our commUNITY!

                

  • As previewed in last month’s tracker, we officially launched our Clinical Entrepreneurship program earlier this month. We are grateful to the nonprofit partners and their staff who are participating in our inaugural cohort. Once again, the goals of this effort are threefold:
    • To help nonprofit behavioral health providers attract and retain qualified practitioners by offering a unique career development pathway incentive that targets a sizable population of new and existing professionals
    • To create a pathway that helps individuals pursue their career goals in a profession that has spillover benefits to the broader community
    • To ensure enough  mental health providers are available to meet the growing demand in our region.
  • 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 July, this multi-year effort has reached 369 individuals who have received multiple coaching sessions, of whom 281 (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
    • 212 have increased their savings by a median of $1,000
    • 102 have improved their credit by a median of 27 points
    • 129 have reduced their debt by a median of $1,200.
  • The Housing Alliance of Louisville (HAL) gathered at Metro United Way for a mini-retreat in August. The mission, vision, and values of the group were discussed and will serve as guiding principles for the work ahead. Attendees divided into three groups: houseless services, eviction prevention, and affordable housing. Each group discussed strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges facing each area. A large group discussion laid the groundwork for the steering committee to form a working plan for future goals of the HAL. More information is coming soon about this exciting work.
  • In the month of August, our 2-1-1 help referral line fielded 1,394 calls from members of Jefferson, Shelby, Oldham, Bullitt, Henry, Nelson, Spencer, and Trimble counties. The top request categories were rent payment assistance (1,045), utility assistance (427), and community shelter (259).IN211 fielded 180 calls from Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in the month of August. The main requests of callers was around housing, followed by utility assistance, food provision, and healthcare services. Metro United Way will utilize data related to reported needs, unmet needs, and agencies who receive high referral volume to determine investment allocations for Southern Indiana.
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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

  • Our Metro United Way staff recently participated in two impactful trainings—one led by the Coalition for the Homeless on housing insecurity, and another by the New Americans Initiative focused on citizenship and immigrant rights.
  • Our Black L.O.V.E. Philanthropic Partnership (BLPP) recently engaged in another education session with Carl Williams from 20/twenty Strategic Consultants, this time focused on financial management and sustainability.
  • Join us virtually on Tuesday, September 30 for our next Beyond Buzzwords event featuring Dr. Jemar Tisby! Learn more and register HERE.
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Upcoming Events

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Beyond Buzzwords featuring Dr. Jemar Tisby

Author of The Spirit of Justice

Noon – 1:00 p.m.
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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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