Metro United Way offers a wide range of resources to our community. Below you’ll find resources for families and individuals, nonprofits, and businesses.
Signature Events
LIVE UNITED DAY AT THE STATEHOUSE AND CAPITOL
2025 | INDIANA STATEHOUSE | KENTUCKY STATE CAPITOL – Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Live United Day at the Statehouse and Capitol bring advocates to Indianapolis and Frankfort to show our collective support for policy in the areas of thriving kids, strong households, and an equitable community. Through personal meetings with legislators and a rally with legislative and cabinet leaders, participants advocate for children and families with fellow United Way supporters.
metrounitedway.org/advocate
Build-a-Bed Southern Indiana
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025 | INDIANA
Because a good night’s sleep is critical to a child’s academic and social-emotional success, Metro United Way (MUW) volunteers come together to build bed frames, make blankets, and assemble family support kits that include bedding and mattresses for children in Southern Indiana who currently do not have a safe sleeping environment.
metrounitedway.org/buildabed
COMMUNITY IMPACT “IMMIES” AWARDS
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | ANGEL’S ENVY BOURBON CLUB, LOUISVILLE, KY
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. Sponsorship opportunities available.
metrounitedway.org/immies
THE GREATEST GIVE BACK
SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 | MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER, LOUISVILLE, KY
Metro United Way and the Muhammad Ali Center partner annually to host The Greatest Give Back to honor Muhammad Ali’s love for Louisville and his legacy rooted in service to others. The event includes three, two-hour service projects in which volunteers assemble kits to support our neighbors and “TKO the need” in our community with their Time, Kindness, and Offering!
metrounitedway.org/greatestgiveback
METRO UNITED WAY DAY(S) OF ACTION
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 – FRIDAY JUNE 27, 2025
Metro United Way’s Day of Action launched in 2018 to harness the spirit and power of volunteers, bringing corporate teams together to take on some of our community’s toughest challenges. Over the last six years, 2,175 volunteers have taken on 150 projects in two states across seven counties building a brighter path forward and showing what it means to LIVE UNITED!
metrounitedway.org/dayofaction
RACIAL WEALTH GAP SIMULATION
YEAR-ROUND
We cannot begin to address the profound education and wealth gaps in our community until we all understand the disparate paths policy paved to construct them and, together, commit to closing them. Systemic racism is real. This experience is an exploration of it. And we invite you to join us in a safe, confidential, constructive, and engaging space to help elevate the conversation around racial equity. Maximize your experience by pairing this powerful simulation with a volunteer experience.
metrounitedway.org/RWGS
UNITED SPIRITS BOURBON FALL FESTIVAL
Thursday, October 23, 2025 | Progress Park
Our annual United Spirits Fall Festival, in partnership with K.O.B.B.E, Kentucky’s Original Black Bourbon Enthusiasts is a night of elevated fair of spirit brands, chef-prepared food, and unique experiences for the spirit lover. Guests can enjoy chef-prepared food stations, bars, live music, a smore’s bar, silent and live auction, and much more.
metrounitedway.org/united-spirits
BEYOND BUZZWORDS
FEBRUARY 4, 2025 | JUNE 3, 2025 | SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
Beyond Buzzwords is a Metro United Way speaker series on diversity, equity, and inclusion that is designed to provide thoughtful and meaningful discussions about important topics that promote thinking as well as personal and institutional application.
metrounitedway.org/beyondbuzzwords
YOUR COMMUNITY. YOUR UNITED WAY.
MAY 15, 2025 | AUGUST 14, 2025 | NOVEMBER, 13, 2025
Hear from Executive Leadership about the crucial work of Metro United Way in the Greater Louisville region and how we are working to ensure we have thriving kids, strong households, and an equitable community! You’ll learn insights into how Metro United Way transforms our community and unique opportunities to get involved. metrounitedway.org/events
FROM IMPACT TO ADVOCACY
QUARTERLY
Metro United Way’s From Impact to Advocacy event series creates opportunities for our nonprofit partners to learn from and engage with policymakers. Topics have included Louiville Metro Council’s budget, a recap of the Kentucky 2024 General Assembly, priorities for Louisville’s current administration, and youth violence prevention and building a safer, stronger community.
metrounitedway.org/advocate
DONATE
YEAR-ROUND
Data show that the need in our community is larger than the resources available. The Greater Louisville region’s nonprofit donations are in the bottom tier of our peer cities. Meanwhile, we rank 5th in the country for concentrated poverty and have twice the eviction rate of the national average. Help us change the social determinants of education, economic mobility, and health so that dreams do become reality for everyone. Donate today to help our comm[unity] get one step closer to [equity].
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VOLUNTEER
YEAR-ROUND
You can join us at a signature event listed above, we can bring a customized service project to your group, or you use our free, online tool, Volunteer Connection to find projects managed by our nonprofit partners.
metrounitedway.org/volunteer