February 2026Impact
Tracker

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From HARDSHIP
To HOPE

…for Every Child, Every Family, Every Neighborhood.
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Here’ s video we recently shared highlighting the amazing nonprofit partners that we work with every day to ensure we have thriving kids, strong households, and an equitable community!

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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

  • In 2014, a mother enrolled her three-year-old in our Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) Developmental Screening Hub that helps parents track their children’s development. Over the next 12 years, the family remained consistently engaged, completing 30 questionnaires/activities across three children. They also received more than 50 books from the program during this time. This month, their youngest child graduated from ASQ! In more than a decade of participation, the family missed only one questionnaire — demonstrating exceptional commitment to monitoring and supporting their children’s development.
  • Our ASQ team had the opportunity to present during a national webinar about our local program and best practices we’ve developed through our healthcare provider outreach. ​
  • Our Ready4K Alliance hosted our quarterly lunch and learn which connects partners with each other and offers an opportunity for them to learn, share, and strengthen community through knowledge of available resources. 32 partners attended this session where resources on child abuse prevention from Face It: A Movement to End ChildAbuse our ASQ program were shared.
  • Our Youth Success Network had the fantastic opportunity to visit one of our newest partners, Dress for Success! We built connections and took a tour of their inspiring space. It was a joy to come together as a supportive network. We’re excited for our next networking event in March which will be another opportunity for our more than 200 youth-serving organizations to connect, share best practices, and learn from one another.

  • Our Build-A-Bed project was held on Saturday, February 6 in Southern Indiana. Volunteers built more than a hundred beds that went to children in six school districts across Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties! Several media outlets covered the project. Take a look:

            

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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 January, our 2-1-1 help referral line fielded 1,365 calls from our Kentucky region. These calls resulted in 3,060 referrals. The top referral categories were:
    1. Rent payment assistance(1,199)
    2. Electric services payments (348)
    3. Community shelters (246)
  • In Indiana, 260 calls were fielded from Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in the month of December. These calls resulted in 930 referrals. The top referral categories were:
    1. Housing (329)
    2. Utility assistance(160)
    3. Food provision (129)
  • Our Home Repair Hotline continues to field calls from homeowners in Jefferson County seeking home repairs. 130 people expressed interest and need, by phone or by completing the online Expression of Interest Form (link here).
  • A total of 16 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites are now up and running! Metro United Way participated in the Mayor’s tax season kickoff press conference on Thursday, February 5 celebrating 25 years of support for this free tax return preparation effort and continues to be actively engaged as a champion and thought leader of this valuable service through the Louisville Asset Building Coalition. In addition, MUW has partnered with local colleges and universities and a team from Ignite Louisville to increase the number of volunteer tax preparers this year. For more information, please visit https://www.labcservices.org   ​
  • In April, Metro United Way plans to launch its second cohort of the Clinical Entrepreneurship Program (CEP) that helps licensed behavioral health clinicians who aspire to gain skills in administrative areas within a nonprofit organization offering mental health services and/or to open their own private practices in the future. CEP strengthens the behavioral health workforce by helping employers retain and engage clinicians through meaningful career development, while expanding the region’s long-term behavioral health capacity in a time of growing need. Interested individuals or nonprofits should reach out to John Nevitt for more information. ​
  • Over the last few months, we have been conducting an extensive evaluation of our Siemer Institute program that works to address homelessness and school instability. Our third-party evaluator has conducted interviews with all our partners, examined data, and is currently reviewing survey responses from 77 program participants. We look forward to sharing the results from our study in the coming months which should provide insights into the factors that promote and hinder family success of this transformative initiative.
  • We were part of launching a new coalition called “Roof Over Your Head” which addresses our local housing crisis. Media coverage here:

                    

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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 are excited to officially launch our H.O.P.E. United Fellowship on Friday, March 6. In preparation, we have met with consultants, mental health professionals, and representatives from the Louisville Metro Police Department to ensure the initiative is well-supported and thoughtfully structured. The inaugural cohort will include eight young men, and we look forward to walking alongside them in leadership development, mentorship, and community engagement.​ More to come soon!
  • Members of our team along with community volunteers attended Live United Day in Frankfort at the Kentucky Capitol, engaging with lawmakers and advocating for policies aligned with equitable community priorities.

                

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  • Our Young Men United (YMU) Initiative plans to partner with Sowing Seeds With Faith to ensure that young males of color have access to tour colleges outside of Kentucky. Students will tour during Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Spring Break April 4 – 11.
  • YMU continues partnership with the DuBois Academy in creative ways. In addition to the fall and spring scholarship for their first class of graduating seniors in 2025, we continue the cohort and are planning both a service project and a Senior Week event for seniors.
  • Our United Neighborhoods Initiative continues to support emerging needs in the Parkland Neighborhood which is one of the most under resourced neighborhoods in our region. Through community partnership and consistent presence, grassroots organizations are building a connection to MUW and we were able to invest in the following organizations recently:​
    • West Louisville Dream Team for programming support and youth/community engagement efforts in the Parkland Neighborhood.​
    • Parents Against Violence Engagement (PAVE) for weekly programming support in the Parkland Neighborhood.
  • We are also preparing to announce the eight organizations selected through our Community Hope & Resilience RFP, representing a total investment of $350,000 into Black-led nonprofits in our region. This funding reflects our continued commitment to supporting community-based solutions that advance safety, healing, and long-term resilience.
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2025 Impact Report

Please check out our Impact Report that highlights what we achieved together in 2025!

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Your Community.
Your United Way.

Hear from Executive Leadership about the crucial work of Metro United Way in the Greater Louisville region and how we are working to ensure we have thriving kids, strong households, and an equitable community! You’ll learn insights into how Metro United Way transforms our community and unique opportunities to get involved.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Arrival and Check-In: 11:30 AM
Program: 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Metro United Way
334 East Broadway, Louisville, KY 40204

Lunch will be provided. RSVP to August.Acostarose@metrounitedway.org

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Monday, April 20, 2026

From Impact to Advocacy: The Path from Pantry to Policy

Metro United Way is convening partners from the front lines of food access and the policy arena to examine how direct service experience can drive smarter, more effective solutions — and what providers are seeing as community needs continue to rise. Because ensuring no one goes hungry is only the starting point — our community should be positioned to thrive.

Featuring Vincent James (Dare to Care), Rhonda Bowles Kumar (Feed Louisville), and Representative Rachel Roarx (KY House District 38), this discussion will spotlight the path from pantry to policy and the systems change our community needs.

Monday, April 20, 2026
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Metro United Way
334 East Broadway, Louisville, KY 40204
Lunch will be provided.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Community Impact "IMMIES" Awards

Our Community Impact “Immies” Awards celebrate and recognize the extraordinary companies, organizations, and individuals who make significant contributions to improving lives in our community. We shine the spotlight on those who lend their voice, support, influence, and passion to make a big impact. You won’t want to miss this signature event.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Additional details coming soon!

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Thursday, September 24, 2026

The Greatest
Give Back

Each year, the Muhammad Ali Center and Metro United Way partner to host “The Greatest Give Back,” a day of service honoring The Greatest and Louisville’s own humanitarian legend, Muhammad Ali. The Greatest Give Back is a signature event and service project done every year to honor Muhammad Ali’s legacy of service to others. In Ali’s spirit of humanitarianism, volunteers engage in service projects throughout the day, fulfilling Ali’s lifelong commitment to his hometown and demonstrating Louisville is a truly compassionate city.

Details coming soon!

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