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11.4.25
Metro United Way seeing high interest, need as SNAP help filters in
-Courier Journal

11.3.25
Organizations step up to help families stay fed while waiting for SNAP benefits
-WHAS

11.3.25
Louisville families, charities scramble to meet food needs
-WAVE

10.31.25
Caesars Foundation pledges $50,000 to support emergency food relief
-News and Tribune

10.31.25
As SNAP runs out, here’s where to find food and donate in Louisville and Southern Indiana
-Louisville Public Media

10.31.25
Metro United Way partners to provide Kroger gift cards amid possible SNAP halt
-WHAS

10.31.25
Metro United Way launches Hardship to Hope Food Relief Fund amid SNAP struggles
-WLKY

10.31.25
Louisville nonprofits give away gift cards to combat SNAP crisis in Jefferson County
-WDRB

10.31.25
Metro United Way launches emergency food response as SNAP funding cuts
-WAVE

10.31.25
Release: Metro United Way Launches Emergency Food Response as SNAP Funding Cuts Threaten More than 50,000 Households in the Greater Louisville Region

10.27.25
Greater Louisville Inc. explores Milwaukee’s urban development strategies to better Louisville
-WLKY

10.24.25
Louisville leaders look to Milwaukee for answers on homelessness
-Louisville Public Media

10.23.25
500,000 books from Imagination Library support literacy in Louisville
-Louisville Public Media

10.23.25
WAVE previews United Spirits Fall Festival
-WAVE

10.9.25
WAVE Country Metro United Way – United Spirits Fall Festival
-WAVE

10.9.25
More opioid money used for 2 proposals
-Corydon Democrat

10.2.25
America’s Favorite Charities 2025: United Way Ranked #1 on America’s Favorite Charities List
-The Chronicle of Philanthropy

October 2025 Issue
Metro United Way’s Young Men United Program Goes Beyond College Prep to Provide Life Lessons, Community Support
-East End Living

July 2025 Issue
Metro United Way: Transforming Communities
-East End Living

October 2024 Issue
Upcoming Events Offer Something for Everyone
-East End Living

August 2024 Issue
Metro United Way has Wide-Reaching Impact in Jefferson County and Beyond
-East End Living

10.2.25
Giving Back Guide 2025
-Voice Tribune

9.29.25
Councilwoman says $5M meant for delayed birthing center should stay in south Louisville
-Courier Journal

9.25.25
Spectrum News covers The Greatest Give Back
-Spectrum News

9.22.25
Metro United Way & Greater Louisville Central Labor Council hosts the 6th Annual Joe Phelps Memorial Clay Shoot
-WAVE

9.5.25
Louisville mayor launches new houseless action group focused on permanent supportive housing
-WHAS

9.5.25
WAVE covers Home for Good plan
-WAVE

9.4.25
Thousands of Humana employees in Louisville take part in Community Day
-WDRB

8.28.25
Chamber-led child care collaborative recommends growth to state’s workforce and economy
-The Lane Report

8.28.25
Chamber-Led Child Care Collaborative Provides Recommendations to Grow Kentucky’s Workforce and Economy
-The Bottom Line

8.26.25
You can help solve Louisville’s homelessness crisis by watching a free movie | Opinion
-Courier Journal

8.25.25
2025 Greater Louisville United Labor Picnic and Car & Bike Show
-WAVE

8.22.25
New research from KY Chamber underscores child care impact on Kentucky’s economy and workforce
-Northern Kentucky Tribune

8.21.25
New Research Underscores Child Care Impact on Kentucky’s Economy and Workforce
-The Bottom Line

8.20.25
Scenes from our Partners in Philanthropy Awards (PHOTOS)
-Louisville Business First

8.20.25
Humana Expands Annual Community Day Nationwide to Boost Employee Impact in Local Communities
-AInvest

8.19.25
Annual Humana Community Day Expands Nationwide to Deepen Employee Impact in Local Communities
-Business Wire

8.18.25
Metro United Way hosts discussion on Louisville Metro budget
-WAVE

8.18.25
Major developments spur push for more affordable housing in Louisville
-WLKY

8.14.25
20 People to Know in Automotive: Todd Dunn
-Louisville Business First

8.14.25
GDL: Support Metro United Way at the United Spirits Fall Festival
-WHAS

8.14.25
Great Day Live: United Spirits
-WHAS

8.6.25
Where can I donate books, clothes? Here are 20+ local places to donate items in Louisville
-Courier Journal

8.4.25
Metro United Way & UAW Local 862 host Backpack Giveaway during LMPD National Night Out
-WAVE

7.26.25
Volunteers build beds for children in west Louisville
-WDRB

7.23.25
Camp Literacy Live helps young readers thrive
-The Oldham Era

7.23.25
Dawne Gee promotes third annual west Louisville bed build
-WAVE

7.11.25
New Neighbors Education Center Empowers Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families in Floyd County with Support from Caesars Foundation Grant
-Indiana University Southeast News

7.10.25
Fund for the Arts HQ has a new owner. What’s planned for the downtown Louisville space
-Courier Journal

7.10.25
West End Farmers Market Launches Kentucky Double Dollars on July 13
-LEO

7.9.25
Shawnee Dirt Bowl basketball court damaged by vehicle donuts
-WHAS11

7.8.25
Downtown HQ of Fund for the Arts sold
-Louisville Business First

7.7.25
Louisville Forum – The Child Care Challenge: Struggles and Solutions
-WAVE

6.30.25
United Spirits Fall Festival
-Kentucky Monthly

6.30.25
Release: Metro United Way launches mission to lift 260,000 people from hardship to hope

6.26.25
WAVE: Metro United Way Day(s) of Action
-WAVE

6.17.25
Sharing The Gift Of Reading
-Today’s Transitions

6.12.25
Metro United Way to Host Second Annual Bourbon-Themed Fall Event
-Bourbon Flight

6.11.25
Release: Metro United Way to Host Second Annual United Spirits Fall Festival Fundraiser

5.13.25
Russell Child Care Collaborative: Empowering Educators and Building Stronger Communities
-The Prichard Committee Blog

6.11.25
JCPS career program gains national attention, yet remains unknown to many in Louisville
-Louisville Business First

6.10.25
Yum! Brands Honored With Community Cornerstone Award for Transformative Impact in Louisville
-Access Newswire

6.10.25
Yum! Brands Honored With Community Cornerstone Award for Transformative Impact in Louisville
-Le Lezard

6.10.25
Yum! Brands Honored With Community Cornerstone Award for Transformative Impact in Louisville
-Market Screener

6.10.25
Yum! Brands Honored With Community Cornerstone Award for Transformative Impact in Louisville
-Stockhouse

6.10.25
Yum! Brands Honored With Community Cornerstone Award for Transformative Impact in Louisville
-3BL

6.5.25
Agency provides ‘United Way’ to help homeless students
-The Pioneer News

6.4.25
Louisville set to increase affordable housing funding. Is it enough?
-Louisville Public Media

6.2.25
Release: Metro United Way Unveils Brand Refresh as part of the United Way Worldwide Network

5.19.25
Spectrum News: Safe and Stable Housing
-Spectrum News

5.19.25
Louisville advocates urge mayor to boost funding in budget for affordable housing
-WHAS

5.19.25
WAVE: Safe and Stable Housing for All
-WAVE

4.23.25
Nearly $100K in new funding to help homeless students in Bullitt County get to school
-WDRB

4.21.25
Louisville nonprofit gets boost in effort to tackle transportation barriers for students in need
-WDRB

4.21.25
Release: Metro United Way Receives $125,000 Grant from Ford Philanthropy to Address Transportation Barriers for Students

4.15.25
How Metro United Way is helping address kindergarten readiness
-Spectrum News

4.14.25
Louisville’s affordable housing shortage is dire. Here’s what the city must do. | Opinion
-Courier Journal

4.9.25
WAVE: Metro United Way awards Immies during annual event
-WAVE

4.9.25
Kentucky children and families are struggling. Metro United Way needs your help. | Opinion, Adria Johnson
-Courier Journal

4.7.25
Spreading literacy in Louisville, one yard at a time
-Points of Light

3.17.25
Louisville to improve financial counseling for small business
-The Lane Report

3.10.25
2025 Best Places to Work in Kentucky Announced
-The Bottom Line News (Kentucky Chamber of Commerce)

3.4.25
Power 50 2025: See all the honorees plus 5 on the Rise and Hall of Fame
-Louisville Business First

3.1.25
Metro United Way has invested nearly $49 million into building a more equitable Louisville community — here’s how
-Louisville Business First

2.26.25
LG&E and KU employees led campaign has raised nearly $2 million for nonprofits
-WDRB

2.25.25
WAVE News: Metro United Way hosts panel on Kentucky’s biggest challenges
-WAVE

2.25.25
Community leaders discusses transportation, housing challenges in Louisville
-WLKY

2.25.25
Metro United Way talks challenges facing those in Kentucky and Indiana during lunch
-WHAS

2.24.25
Metro United Way offering programs to Black community
-WDRB

2.18.25
Under pressure from state GOP, Metro Council considers loosening lead paint protections
-Courier Journal

2.17.25
Business First’s Power 50 2025: Part 1
-Louisville Business First

2.12.25
Spectrum News covers Live United Day at the Capitol
-Spectrum News

2.12.25
‘People are scared’: LGBTQ residents seek free legal help in wake of Trump orders
-Courier Journal

2.10.25
Volunteers come together for Build-a-Bed at Prosser
-News and Tribune

2.8.25
WHAS: Metro United Way builds 175 beds for Southern Indiana children

2.8.25
Metro United Way hosts Build-a-Bed event for students in Southern Indiana
-WLKY

2.8.25
Volunteers build beds for Southern Indiana kids in need
-WAVE3

2.8.25
Metro United Way provides 175 beds to southern Indiana children in need
-WDRB

1.31.25
Meet the 2025 Bingham Fellows class
-Louisville Business First

1.30.25
WAVE Country Metro United Way Black History Month
-WAVE

1.30.25
Who’s participating in LBF’s Mentoring Monday 2025? Here’s a list
-Louisville Business First

1.30.25
Community Resource Day Monday Feb. 3
-News and Tribune

1.30.25
Kentucky proposal would cause irreparable harm to thousands of children | Opinion
-Courier Journal

1.23.25
Bingham Fellows Class of 2024 Announces Projects to Address Louisville’s Safety
-Leadership Louisville

1.22.25
Release: METRO UNITED WAY OBSERVES BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH A VISION FOR A MORE EQUITABLE GREATER LOUISVILLE REGION
Nonprofit embarks on month-long celebration emphasizing commitment to equity

1.7.25
Metro United Way and partners develop Lead-Safe Strategic Plan for Louisville
-WAVE

1.1.25
Louisville program helping immigrant women open child care businesses
-Louisville Public Media

1.1.25
How to keep a New Year’s resolution in 2025: Your guide to staying on track in Louisville
-Courier Journal

12.23.24
Louisville volunteers help feed over a thousand local families this holiday season
-WHAS

12.23.24
This Louisville event provides 1,600 families with a holiday meal
-WHAS

12.23.24
‘Boxes of Love’ event returns to Louisville’s Fourth Street Live!
-WHAS

12.23.24
Several volunteers, including Louisville mayor, help families in need this Christmas
-WHAS

12.23.24
Spectrum News covers annual Boxes of Love event

12.23.24
Volunteers Form Human Assembly Line at Fourth Street Live! to Feed Over 1,000 Families
-Today’s Woman

12.23.24
Union volunteers helped pack and ship more than 1,600 “Boxes of Love” in Louisville
-Daily Kos

12.23.24
Volunteers form human assembly line at Fourth Street Live! to feed over a thousand families
-WHAS

12.23.24
Boxes of Love | Volunteers in Louisville pack holiday meals for more than 1,600 families
-WDRB

12.23.24
WAVE Listens Live features Metro United Way

12.20.24
Metro United Way awarded $3.6M to help expand southern Indiana operations
-WLKY

12.19.24
Father’s Love and United Way give children the best holiday present
-The Sentinel-News

12.15.24
WLKY interviews Metro United Way’s President and CEO Adria Johnson

12.13.24
Lilly Endowment gives millions to Metro United Way
-Louisville Business First

12.12.24
WDRB: Metro United Way receives multi-million dollar grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc

12.12.24
Metro United Way awarded $3.6M grant to expand family services in southern Indiana
-WHAS

12.12.24
Louisville Metro United Way receives $3.6 million Lilly Endowment grant to support children in Southern Indiana
-News and Tribune

12.11.24
WAVE: Metro United Way awarded $3.6 million by Lilly Endowment Inc.

12.11.24
Release: Lilly Endowment Inc. awards $3.6 million to Metro United Way
Investment supports learning and development of young children in Southern Indiana

12.10.24
Louisville Launches Lead-Safe Housing Registry To Prevent Tenants From Poisoning
-LEO Weekly

12.9.24
‘Making homes safe’: Louisville rolls out Lead-Safe Housing Registry
-WLKY

12.4.24
Clarksville mental health nonprofit plans $3M expansion
-Inside Indiana Business

11.21.24
WDRB Mornings: Bikes or Bust interview with Jeremy Jarvi
-WDRB

11.21.24
A local radio station fulfills Christmas wishes with “Bike or Bust” bicycle drive
-WDRB

11.18.24
Dawne Gee talks Bikes or Bust on WAVE Country
-WAVE Country

11.18.24
Donate New Bikes to Underserved Children at the ‘Bikes or Bust’ Event
-WHAS Great Day Live

11.17.24
Toys For Tots event collecting bicycles in Louisville and Clarksville for kids; where to donate
-WLKY

11.15.24
Metro United Way CEO Adria Johnson on how her childhood experience with poverty shaped her for today
-St. Vincent de Paul Louisville Podcast

11.15.24
Personal Counseling awarded with matching grant from Metro United Way
-News and Tribune

11.7.24
Results from Louisville guaranteed income program show positive outcomes for participants
-Courier Journal

10.25.24
Service opportunities allow teens to give back to the Jeffersonville community
-Hyphen News blog

10.24.24
WLKY News at 5: United Spirits Bourbon Fall Festival
-WLKY

10.23.24
Report finds guaranteed income helped Louisvillians save money and avoid evictions
-Louisville Public Media

10.21.24
Release: Guaranteed Income Program Yields Positive Results for Louisville Participants

10.16.24
Calling all bourbon lovers for the United Spirits bourbon festival
-WDRB

10.15.24
Meet the newest class of Ignite Louisville: Dulce Solorio, Metro United Way Senior Manager of Volunteer Engagement
-Louisville Business First

10.9.24
WAVE Country: Metro United Way United Spirits
-WAVE

10.9.24
Release: Metro United Way to host exciting new bourbon-themed event

10.4.24
WAVE covers YSN Social Action Project RFP
-WAVE

9.30.24
Trinity’s Impact On My Life: Jeremy Jarvi, Class of 1998
-Trinity High School Leader

9.26.24
Spectrum News covers Day(s) of Action
-Spectrum News

9.24.24
Release: Metro United Way honors late Chief Development Officer: Jennifer Adrio served MUW for 23 years.

9.18.24
Volunteer opportunities in Louisville
-LOUToday/WHAS

9.13.24
WLKY Bell Awards: Dr. Karen Cost
-WLKY

9.13.24
Events Calendar: United Spirits Bourbon Fall Festival
-Kentucky Monthly

9.13.24
Events Calendar: United Spirits
-Patch

9.12.24
Give for Good Louisville Livestream: Metro United Way

9.11.24
Things To Do in Louisville, KY: United Spirits
-Courier Journal

8.22.24
20 People to Know in Advertising, PR and Marketing: Melody Murphy
-Louisville Business First

8.22.24
PEOPLE Magazine Recognizes Humana as one of the Top “100 Companies That Care”
-Yahoo Finance

8.19.24
Inaugural Humana Community Day Promotes Health Benefits of Volunteerism
-Business Wire

8.1.24
Metro United Way Has WIDE-REACHING IMPACT in Jefferson County and Beyond
-East End Living magazine

7.31.24
WAVE: Louisville Early Learning Workforce Study
-WAVE

7.22.24
Mayor Greenberg announces completion of Childcare Workforce Study to support early learning implementation plan
-LouisvilleKy.gov

7.17.24
Study shows high turnover, not enough pay for Louisville early childhood teachers
-WDRB

7.16.24
These executives took on new roles in Q2 2024 – Metro United Way has named Jeremy Jarvi as the organization’s Chief Development Officer
-Louisville Business First

7.16.24
Release: New Report on Louisville’s Early Learning Workforce Highlights Sector in Crisis

7.9.24
Chickasaw Park unveils new nature play area in Louisville
-WDRB

7.8.24
ANNOUNCING: 20 People to Know in advertising, PR and marketing
-Louisville Business First

7.1.24
United in Service and Sport: The Jarvi Family’s Dynamic Fusion of Community Impact in Louisville
-Prospect Living Magazine

6.13.24
Beshear announces approval of summer food program for Ky. kids
-Kentucky Today

6.11.24
Little Free Library Program Having a Lasting Literary Influence
-Towne Post Network

6.6.24
Organizations give back in honor of Muhammad Ali
-WAVE

6.4.24
‘We’ve just experienced a horrific weekend’: Nonprofits discuss solutions to curbing gun violence in Louisville
-WHAS

6.3.24
LIVE: Police give update on rash of shootings over the weekend in Louisville
-WLKY

5.31.24
Louisville officers deliver beds, food, bikes to mother of 6 who was recently shot and burglarized
-WHAS

5.30.24
Muhammad Ali Center hosting weeklong celebration honoring ‘The Greatest’
-Spectrum News

5.30.24
From tickets to dates, here’s your complete guide to the eighth annual Ali Festival
-Courier Journal

5.28.24
Ali Festival returns to Louisville for eighth year celebrating Muhammad Ali’s legacy
-WAVE3

5.28.24
Muhammad Ali Festival in Louisville returns in June
-WDRB

5.28.24
Ali Fest 2024: Louisville festival commemorating Muhammad Ali returns for 8th-straight year
-WHAS11

5.23.24
2024 Senior SCPS Merit Awards & Scholarships
-The Sentinel-News

4.11.24
Metro United Way names Jeremy Jarvi as chief development officer
-Louisville Business First

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