May 2026Impact
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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

  • A mother of a 5-year-old completed our Ages & Stages (ASQ) free childhood developmental tool screening, and her child scored within the normal developing range. During the process, however, the mother shared that the family was experiencing housing instability. We connected her to multiple community partners that could assist with housing resources and support services.​
  • Another mother of a 21-month-old child completed the ASQ screening and during the follow up process expressed the need for a car seat. We connected her with a community partner and she received the car seat within three business days.​
  • Metro United Way was proud to sponsor the Indiana Early Childhood Conference, hosted by the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children (INAEYC) in May in Indianapolis. ​Metro United Way also supported organizations across Southern Indiana to attend the conference, including staff from the Boys and Girls Club of Harrison County, the YMCA of Harrison County, the YMCA of Floyd County, New Hope Services, Building Blocks, Community Action of Southern Indiana, Jacob’s Well, Clark/Floyd System of Care, and Ivy Tech Sellersburg.​
  • Our own Samantha Ramsey and Johnecia Seay presented at the conference: Collective Impact in Action: Expanding ASQ Access through Multi-Agency Partnership, highlighted how cross-sector partnerships across Southern Indiana are helping increase access to developmental screening through stronger collaboration, communication, and community partnerships.
  • Our Ready for K Alliance hosted a spring lunch and learn focused on the most recent legislative session and to provide an “intro to grants” training. 30 early childhood partners attended!
  • Youth-serving organizations across our community have raised growing concerns that this summer could present significant challenges for young people due to the loss of major funding streams supporting youth summer programming and opportunities. In response, our Youth Success Team moved quickly to better understand the potential impact on the out-of-school-time ecosystem and the needs emerging across our community.​ We quickly designed and disseminated a community-wide survey to out-of-school-time providers to assess anticipated impacts on summer programming, capacity, and service gaps. We’ve already received 75 responses from organizations across our 7-county region community and are currently analyzing the data to help inform community conversations, strategic planning, and response efforts. This rapid response reflects the importance of listening to providers on the ground and using data to better understand how funding shifts may impact access, opportunity, and support for young people this summer.​
  • On May 15, we wrapped up the Jefferson County Leadership Academy (JCLA) Community Partners Meeting for the school year with a dynamic session filled with inspiration and reflection. This incredible group is committed to fostering a sustainable, collaborative partnership between JCPS schools, students, families, and community allies, working tirelessly to champion equity-centered leadership development and pave the way for student success.​

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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

  • WDRB recently highlighted our Safe & Stable: Housing for All initiative:

  • In the month of April, our 211 help referral line fielded 1,217 calls from our Kentucky region. These calls resulted in 2,921 referrals. The top referral categories were: ​
    • Rent payment assistance (1,009 requests) ​
    • Electric services payments (574 requests) ​
    • Community shelters (216 requests) ​
  • In Indiana, 208 calls were fielded from Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in the month of April. These calls resulted in 725 referrals. The top referral categories were: ​
    • Housing (243) ​
    • Utility assistance (128) ​
    • Food/Meals (104)
  • Since launching our 211 Home Repair Hotline in December, more than 405 cases (382 unique households). 253 have been referred to partners within the Louisville Home Repair Network to help residents get the repairs they need. While these partners are primarily Habitat for Humanity and New Directions Housing Corporation, referrals have also been sent to Project Warm and Pushing Forward. 14 households have had projects completed so far.
  • As a founding partner of the Louisville Asset Building Coalition, we are delighted to share that our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program achieved the following results this tax season:
    • 8,116 tax returns were filed
    • $10.6 million in total refunds
    • $3.2million was in the form of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
    • Estimated $2 million in tax filing fees savings.
    • Thanks to 153 volunteers who contributed a total of 12,468 hours of service.​
  • This year we were delighted to initiate a Collegiate VITA Challenge to increase volunteerism. We are pleased to present the inaugural VITA Champion award to the post-secondary institution committing the most volunteer hours, and this year’s winner is Bellarmine University who contributed 258 hours of service during the 2026 tax filing season.  Congratulations to Bellarmine and a special thanks to all who participated in the challenge this year!
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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

  • H.O.P.E. United Fellowship: “Hope Fridays” continue with the Great Eight, our inaugural cohort of young men participating in the H.O.P.E. United Fellowship. During the latest session, participants received entrepreneurship training from Valecia Quinn of Jewish Family & Career Services focused on business ownership, entrepreneurship fundamentals, and the importance of personal and business credit. In the afternoon, University of Louisville research and evaluation partners conducted individual participant interviews to support program feedback, evaluation, and long-term impact measurement.​
  • On Friday, May 15, the graduating class of seniors from the W.E.B DuBois Academy joined Metro United Way at  the University of Louisville for the Brotherhood Senior Luncheon. This served as a final time for the senior class to learn about postsecondary resources and supports, learn about the University of Louisville, gain a connection to new mentors, and receive a scholarship opportunity from Metro United Way. The day consisted of:​
    • Seeking Support and Mentorship – Elliott Kelly, Jr.​
    • UofL Campus Tour​
    • Postsecondary Success Strategies – Eric Turner, University ofLouisville​
    • Writing Your Story – Savion Briggs, Simmons College of KY​
    • Entrepreneurship and Self-Awareness – Lee’VaughnMorris and De’Shondre Watters, Hope By Hope
  • Take a look at the poem written and shared by our own Elliott Kelly at this year’s Community Impact Awards (“Immies”). Attendees submitted words and phrases at the beginning of the event and Elliott took those and crafted into a beautiful poem of hope (Watch HERE):

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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

June 2-4, 2026

Day(s) of Action

Presenting Sponsor:

Day of Action is an unforgettable, hands-on experience. By giving your time to volunteer, we show what community can do to meet people’s immediate needs and work for a better tomorrow, ensuring positive, sustainable change across our seven-county region.

More information coming soon. Registration opening Monday, May 4.

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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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