Latest Media Coverage

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10.21.21
Jack Harlow, Bryson Tiller Celebrate Louisville in New Video for ‘Luv Is Dro’
Rapper also announces five-night, five-venue tour of hometown Kentucky city
-Rolling Stone

10.20.21
Live Nation to donate $1 from each Jack Harlow tour ticket sold; benefits Louisville non profits
-WHAS11

10.19.21
Jack Harlow announces 5 consecutive nights of shows later this year in Louisville
Live Nation will donate $1 from each ticket sold for the shows to one of the five Louisville organizations Harlow recently donated to: AMPED, The Center for Women and Families, Grace James Academy, the Louisville Urban League and Metro United Way.
-WDRB

10.8.21
GE looks to give back to Louisville through ‘Blue Wave’ initiative
-WHAS

10.6.21
‘Giving back to Louisville’ | Jack Harlow donates to 5 local organizations
-WDRB

10.6.21
Giving back: Rapper Jack Harlow is donating money to 5 Louisville organizations
-Courier Journal

10.5.21
Louisville rapper Jack Harlow makes donation to 5 hometown organizations
-WHAS

10.5.21
Louisville rapper Jack Harlow donating to 5 hometown organizations: ‘People need hope’
-WLKY

10.4.21
Jack Harlow Donates To Five Louisville Charities, ‘My Career Feels Like A Mission’
-LEO Weekly

10.4.21
Jack Harlow Announces Donations to Local Louisville Organizations: ‘People Need Hope, They Need Love’
-Billboard

10.4.21
Jack Harlow Donates to Local Hometown Organizations, Says Louisville Is ‘Part of My DNA’
-People

10.4.21
Jack Harlow Is Donating to Five Louisville Organizations Close to His Heart
-Complex

9.24.21
Louisville’s Largest Nonprofit Organizations
-Louisville Business First

9.24.21
Forty Under 40: David Lopez
-Louisville Business First

9.20.21
House in Louisville rehabbed, dedicated for homeless veteran
-WDRB

9.16.21
Workforce issues bubble up in Louisville roundtable with U.S. labor secretary
-Louisville Business First

9.13.21
Meet the 2021 WLKY Bell Award recipients
Former MUW board member Deborah Williams has been recognized with a WLKY Bell Award for her work in the community.
-WLKY

9.10.21
COVID-19 fallout drives greater need for assistance in Southern Indiana
-News and Tribune

9.10.21
20 years later: Louisville executives look back on 9/11
-Louisville Business First

9.7.21
Metro United Way launches free reading program for Louisville kindergarten students
-WHAS

9.7.21
Metro United Way kicks off new initiative with free books to encourage Louisville youth to read
-WLKY

9.7.21
Metro United Way’s book giveaway aimed at building home libraries
-WDRB

9.4.21
Executive Insights: Adria Johnson of Metro United Way
-Louisville Business First

9.2.21
Courier Journal partners with Frazier Museum, Ali Center for ‘Racial Reckoning’ series
-Courier Journal

9.1.21
James Graham Brown Foundation hands out nearly $10M in grants
-Louisville Business First

8.28.21
Annual ‘California Day’ brings community resources to west Louisville neighborhood
-WDRB

8.24.21
Release: METRO UNITED WAY ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO EMPOWER BLACK-LED SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH NEW BLACK L.O.V.E. PROGRAM

7.30.21
Meet the 2021 Forty Under 40 class
-Louisville Business First

7.29.21
Adria Johnson becomes first Black president of Metro United Way
-WHAS11

7.28.21
WLOU talks with new President and CEO of Metro United Way, Adria Johnson

-WLOU

7.27.21
Meet the Leadership Louisville class of 2022 (PHOTOS)
-Louisville Business First

7.19.21
Metro Budget Committee holds public hearing for American Rescue Plan funding
-WDRB

7.19.21
Public weighs in on how Louisville should spend millions in American Rescue Plan funding
-WLKY

7.15.21
Housing, jobs and transportation: Southern Indiana leaders pitch ways to spend fed funding
-News and Tribune

7.14.21
Child tax credits touted as ‘game changer’ for Louisville families
-WDRB

7.13.21
Release: Additional COVID-19 Relief Coming to Metro United Way

7.12.21
Release: METRO UNITED WAY NAMES ADRIA JOHNSON AS PRESIDENT AND CEO

7.12.21
Louisville native to serve as first Black CEO of Metro United Way
-WDRB

7.12.21
Metro United Way promotes Chief Impact Officer Adria Johnson, will become organization’s first Black CEO
-WAVE3

7.12.21
Metro United Way names first Black CEO, who served as state’s top social services official
-Courier Journal

7.12.21
Metro United Way names Johnson as new President & CEO
-The Lane Report

7.12.21
Release: METRO UNITED WAY OPENS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY IN SHELBY COUNTY

7.9.21
GE Appliances recognized as a top company for multicultural women
-Louisville Business First

7.5.21
Southern Indiana nonprofit providing free cleaning, baby items this summer
-News and Tribune

6.30.21
GE Appliances Named One of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women
-Business Wire

6.24.21
BEST IN FINANCE: Phillip Bond
-Louisville Business First

6.10.21
Give for Good Louisville raised nearly $8M in 2020. Here’s how you can get involved in 2021
-Courier Journal

6.9.21
PAINTING THE TOWN: Hundreds to participate in Jeffersonville sidewalk mural
-The Herald Bulletin

6.4.21
‘THE MOVE FORWARD’: Panel to address race and equity issues in Southern Indiana
-News and Tribune

5.27.21
INVESTOR SPOTLIGHT: METRO UNITED WAY
-Greater Louisville Inc.

5.6.21
‘Discussion to action’: Task force created to address racial inequities among Kentucky nonprofits
-WLKY

5.4.21
Why local and state leaders must dedicate American Rescue Plan money to digital inclusion
-Courier Journal

4.23.21
Want to participate in the Give-A-Day campaign? Here’s how you can without leaving your couch
-WHAS11

4.19.21
ANNOUNCING: Meet our 2021 Best in Finance honorees
Back for its fifth year, Louisville Business First held its Best in Finance awards, presented by Truist, to recognize outstanding professionals working in a finance position at a Louisville-area company or nonprofit organization. This year our own CFO, Phillip Bond was honored and today they held a special virtual event to celebrate all the honorees.
-Louisville Business First

4.12.21
Eviction Prevention Initiative helps individuals, families facing eviction
-News and Tribune

4.6.21
Release: METRO UNITED WAY LAUNCHES CEO SEARCH WITH KOYA PARTNERS

4.6.21
Metro United Way launches CEO search
-The Lane Report

4.6.21
Metro United Way picks executive search firm
-Louisville Business First

4.6.21
5 Ways to Spend Time Outdoors in Louisville This Spring
-StyleBlueprint

4.1.21
Mayor Fischer kicks off month-long ‘Give a Day’ community service celebration
-WLKY

4.1.21
Mayor Fischer Kicks off National Volunteer Month With “Give A Day” Event
-Spectrum News 1

4.1.21
Mayor Fischer kicks off monthlong Give A Day event
-WAVE3

4.1.21
Louisville mayor: Everyone should participate in monthlong Give A Day celebration
-Courier Journal

3.19.21
Black L.O.V.E Philanthropic Partnership receives big donation
-WHAS11

3.20.21
Passport Health donates $25k to Metro United Way for community equity efforts
-WLKY

3.19.21
Passport Health Plan makes $25,000 donation to support Black-led philanthropy in Louisville
-WDRB