October 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 Ready for K Alliance (R4K) convened 47 early childhood partners for a two-day strategic planning session to assess alignment between R4K’s current outcome areas and the community’s broader early care and education vision. Partners explored barriers to achieving this vision, the role of R4K in addressing challenges, and potential priorities and changes moving forward.​
  • On Tuesday, October 13, Metro United Way hosted an Ages & Stages (ASQ) training for community partners. Ten participants representing various agencies were trained on administering and scoring the ASQ.
  • During the first two weeks of October, our ASQ Developmental Screening Team partnered with The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program to connect families with developmental screening services. Families enrolling in Angel Tree were offered the opportunity to join the Developmental Screening Hub, resulting in more than 100 children being enrolled through this partnership.​
  • The Southern Indiana team is partnering with INAEYC (Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children), an organization that supports early childhood educators and helps promote quality learning for young kids, to host a Family Engagement Night on October 21 from 5:30–7:00 PM at 201 E. 15th Street in Jeffersonville, IN. This free event gave in-home providers and their families a chance to have fun together, enjoy activities, and get ideas for supporting their children’s growth at home!​
  • Our Southern Indiana team will be attending the NCFL Families Learning Conference in San Antonio, Texas, this November. We’ve also invested in several organizations across Southern Indiana to send a representative to attend this meaningful conference which will focus on sharing ideas and strategies to better support family learning, literacy, and engagement. We’re excited to help provide these professional development opportunities so the organizations we support can learn new things, connect with others, and bring fresh ideas back to our communities!.
  • This summer MUW invested $100,000 in grants to 19 youth-serving organizations to expand their capacity to serve teenagers in the summer programs. More than 1,000 youth were served. Here are some of the things our nonprofit partners told us about how these funds helped:​
    • “Because of this funding we were able to expand our geographic reach to include eight more children from areas beyond where we would normally go to pick up kids.”​
    • “These funds helped with a First Trip to the Zoo For a little 6-year-old girl, the Summer Learning Initiative created a memory she will not soon forget…her very first trip to the zoo.”​
    • “We learned that strong, collaborative partnerships are essential to creating sustainable summer opportunities for youth. Funding alone cannot sustain a program long-term. Through our partnerships, we were able to maximize the funding we received, share resources and expertise, and direct more of the funds toward serving additional youth.”​
  • Metro United Way has partnered with 50/50 Mentoring Collaborative to support a new Louisville Youth Programs & Services Directory & Community Asset Mapping Project (LYPSConnect). This centralized, searchable resource connects Louisville’s youth, families, schools, and community organizations to strengthen the ecosystem surrounding young people in our community. You can check this tool out here: lypsconnect.com/​

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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

  • Through August 2026, our workforce financial coaching initiative continues to build on a strong track record of success. 80% of our 445 program participants have seen gains in one or more financial goal areas, with specific successes listed as follows:   ​
      • 93 have increased their income by a median of $12,000 per year ​
      • 252 have increased their savings by a median of $1,000​
      • 152 have improved their credit by a median of 29 points​
      • 197 have reduced their debt by a median of $1,491​
    • In addition to these valuable gains, we are pleased to share that clients have acquired the following assets:
      • 32 automobiles have been purchased
      • 25 educational certifications have been received
      • 28 participants have become new homeowners!​
  • Metro United Way was joined by three of our nonprofit partners this month for a gathering of the Siemer Institute in San Antonio.  Louisville is one of 81 communities across the country engaged in helping stabilize the housing and income of families so their children can focus on educational success. The experience was affirming and uplifting for all participants as we explored common challenges, effective strategies, and celebrating our collective successes. Currently, the national network has reached 400,000 children since its inception, with a goal of reaching 1 million children by 2031. We are excited to continue to grow our local network so we may serve more families and children and achieve even greater impact.   ​
  • We were delighted to celebrate the success of a Siemer Institute family in Clarksville, Indiana who recently achieved their dream of homeownership through leadership and support of our partner the Salvation Army of Southern Indiana, and several additional community partners. What makes this goal unique is that it was the first family to benefit from a donated parcel of land which lowered the cost of new home construction. We look forward to celebrating many more of these successes in the years ahead!​​
  • Our home repair hub received 498 applications between July 1 and September 30. The determinations made on those applications are illustrated in the chart below.

  • On Thursday, September 24 we held our 7th annual Greatest Give Back where 600+ volunteers created 7,000 impact kits for kids and families in our region.

           

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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

  • In partnership with Sowing Seeds With Faith, eight young men from our Young Men United initiative were given the opportunity to tour various colleges during the JCPS Fall Break. This was a great chance them to engage with college students and professors, learn about admission processes, and understand the importance of their academic choices while in high school. This opportunity happens semiannually, during the school year’s fall and spring academic break periods. For Fall of 2026, schools included:​
      • West Virginia State University​
      • Virginia Union University​
      • Virginia State University​
      • Hampton University​
      • Norfolk State University​

            

    • In addition to the cohort at DuBois Academy, our Equitable Community team will now be in Central High School, with a cohort of over 20 for the 2026-2027 academic year.​
  • The “Great Eight” from our H.O.P.E. United Fellowship continue their personal and professional development journey through H.O.P.E. United. Recent “Hope Fridays” have focused on goal setting, connecting participants with community resources, and developing actionable plans for their futures.​
  • Our newly redesigned Wealth, Poverty, and Opportunity similuation learning tool is in its final stages of development. The experience was recently shared with our volunteer Community Impact Council, receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback. The new tool offers an engaging, immersive approach to understanding the historical and systemic factors shaping wealth, poverty, and opportunity in our communities.​
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