March 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

  • Our childhood developmental tool called Ages & Stages (ASQ) is expanding outreach to dental partners and also aligned with two new healthcare partners. ​
  • “Completing the ASQ with my now-three-year-old has been really great for my anxieties around parenting. With him being my first child, I’ve been worried about every little thing he does or doesn’t do (and every choice that my husband and I have made), but these questionnaires have shown me that we are all doing just great! Talking with MUW staff about activities to try and getting additional information has been so incredibly helpful, and I am just really thankful for this program!”​ – Parent of child enrolled in ASQ.
  • Our Ready for K Alliance convened more than 30 community partners for our Spring Quarterly Meeting to plan for the upcoming year as we work to ensure children ages 0-5 have what they need to thrive. We continue to advocate in Frankfort for legislation aligned with our public policy agendas:

  • Our 2025 Youth Social Action Project (YSAP) grants wrapped up in December and results show that we invested in 15 projects that engaged 182 young people in researching, planning, and implementing community projects. ​These projects engaged over 475 community members.​
    What YSAP participants had to say:​

    • “I learned that my voice matters and my story can help others.”​
    • “This project helped me believe I can make a difference.”​
    • “I learned that social action takes team work and planning.”
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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

  • Our workforce financial coaching effort continues to produce solid benefits for individuals wishing to improve their financial position.
    • 406 individuals have been served
    • 79% have realized gains in one or more of the following goals areas, with median gains listed as follows:
      • $11,544 annual increase in income
      • $1,000 set aside in savings
      • 25-point increase in credit score
      • $1,491 decrease in debt.
    • Thanks to our service provider partners Apprisen, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, and the Louisville Urban League for their strong impact!​
  • We are in the final stretch of the tax filing season. Our partnership with the Louisville Asset Building Coalition to provide Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) continues to serve low-to-moderate income residents at 16 sites throughout our community. A special thanks to the 140 volunteers who support this valuable effort.
  • In the month of February, our 2-1-1 help referral line fielded 1,041 calls from our Kentucky region. These calls resulted in 2,226 referrals. The top referral categories were:​
    • Rent payment assistance (799)​
    • Electric services payments (305)​
    • Community shelters (174)​
  • In Indiana, 227 calls were fielded from Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in the month of February. These calls resulted in 766 referrals. The top referral categories were:​
    • Housing (238)​
    • Utility assistance(151)​
    • Food provision (74)
  • At the end of January, MUW launched a project to help connect families in specific schools within JCPS to their local community ministry to address needs. Throughout February, this project has seen strong collaboration among partners while ensuring families are housed, fed, and warm. ​
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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 Black L.O.V.E. Community Hope & Resilience recipients were recently awarded investments to advance community-led solutions to reduce gun violence. Congratulations to Hope By Hope, No More RedDots, Sowing Seeds With Faith, Elevate Louisville, Boys &Girls Club of Kentuckiana, CHOICE, St. George’s Scholar Institute, and Black Leadership Action Coalition ofKentucky. These presentations marked the transition in to implementation, celebrating each partner’s role in advancing this work and shared accountability moving forward.

              

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  • We are excited to announce that we’ve launched our inaugural H.O.P.E United Fellowship cohort, consisting of eight young men all ranging between ages 19-23. The fellowship focuses on the topics of Health, Opportunity, Prosperity, and Empowerment.
    Check out this interview with Chief Equity & Impact Officer Robert E. Gunn, Jr. with WAVE3 TV’s Dawne Gee:

  • Young Men United is still partnering with the W.E.B. DuBois Academy and with Sowing Seeds With Faith (SSWF) to send students on a week-long series of HBCU college tours in Georgia and Florida. Leading up to the tours, students are meeting on Saturdays to learn about college/career readiness topics such as interview prep, professional communication, scholarship essay writing, and admission timelines.​
    • Students will attend the following schools:​
    • Florida A&M University​
    • Bethune Cookman University​
    • Edward Waters University​
    • Albany State University​
    • Savannah State University​
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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

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), Representative Rachel Roarx (KY House District 38), and Velvet Welch (Sacred Earth Community Garden LLC), 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

Presenting Sponsor:

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

Doors: 7:30 a.m.
Program: 8:30 a.m.

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June 3-5, 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 in May.

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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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