June 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

  • Our Ages & Stages team has been actively engaging with families across our community through a wide range of events: Portland Festival, multiple community baby showers, Neighborhood House’s Neighbor Night, Health Clinics, and the Science Center’s Splash Days. The team also joined Louisville Free Public Library to celebrate the kickoff of LFPL’s Summer Reading Program at the Waterfront.
  • Our Ready for K Alliance attended the 2026 Lead-Free Communities Summit hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Institute (PHI). This summit provided opportunities to engage in peer learning and collaboration with other communities from across the country. The summit focused on challenges, innovative solutions, and sustainability to strengthen the lead-free communities initiative.​
  • Our Youth Success Network (YSN) had its End-of-Year Celebration with over 70 people in attendance. During this meeting, MUW shared the YSN End-of-Year survey results that help MUW plan future YSN supports. A resounding 241 responses were received, which provided data that the top three support needs of YSN partners are funding, mental health supports for workers and young people, and opportunities to build partnerships.

  • Youth-serving organizations in our region reported that they will have $683,735 less funding for summer programs compared to last year. These losses are having a significant impact on programs this summer: 22 organizations are cutting programs, 39 will be serving fewer youth. In addition, organizations report reducing program hours and days, offering programs at fewer locations, eliminating staff, and reducing food and snack offerings.​
     
  • Youth without organized summer programming are at increased risk of exposure to crime, substance abuse, and poor mental health outcomes, while also losing access to meals that serve as a critical line of defense against childhood hunger.
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  • Our team reacted quickly to this urgent need for youth out-of-school time programming and to support youth-serving organizations. MUW made an initial $100,000 investment into the youth summer fund, which will support 19 youth programming for children ages 11-18 across the Greater Louisville region.

  • Our Day(s) of Action event was the biggest ever in 2026! More than 375 volunteers helped over 3 days to pack 3,000 backpacks and 5,000 healthy snack kits that were distributed to 33 nonprofits serving kids across the Greater Louisville region.

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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

  • We are delighted to announce a $20,000 investment to the Louisville Asset Building Coalition for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program which annually serves over 8,000 tax filers and returns over $10 million to hard-working low-to-moderate income households in the Louisville area. Every dollar contributed to the VITA program returns 40 dollars in the form of tax refunds back into our community. ​
  • Metro United Way, with the generous support of Louisville Metro Government, is providing Financial Capability Certification Training through Neighbor Works America to service providers working to bolster the financial stability of our region’s residents. Representatives from six organizations attended the first training June 17 and 18, with more individuals and organizations scheduled to attend upcoming trainings over the course of the next month.
  • We continue to work across several coalitions in collaboration with individuals and organizations to ensure the housing crisis in our region is addressed:

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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 H.O.P.E. United Fellowship and the “Great Eight” continue their journey with sessions held on May 29 and June 12. Participants engaged with community leaders, mentors, and subject matter experts while continuing their leadership development, professional skill-building, and personal growth. More on this powerful initiative:

          

  • On June 9, Metro United Way hosted another successful Beyond Buzzwords event featuring Andrew Kahrl. The discussion explored the historical roots of economic and racial inequities and provided valuable context for understanding how past policies continue to shape present-day outcomes, aligning closely with the Equitable Community pillar’s commitment to education and systems change.
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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, 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.

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