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11.1.26
Louisville thrives when hometown organizations lead together
-Louisville Business First

10.30.26
Metro United Way volunteers build beds for Shelby County children in need
-The Sentinel-News

10.29.26
Release: Metro United Way and Canopy Announce Mission Marketplace Pilot to Help Nonprofits Build Sustainable Revenue

10.27.26
Yum! Celebrates Food & Futures in Action Around the Globe
-Yahoo Finance

10.25.26
Volunteers build 50 beds for Shelby County children in need
-Spectrum News 1

10.20.26
Longtime radio host Terry Meiners named 2026 Louisvillian of the Year
-Courier Journal

10.20.26
Terry Meiners named 2026 Louisvillian of the Year
-The Lane Report

10.8.26
United Spirits Fall Festival
-StyleBlueprint

10.1.26
Metro United Way’s Tocqueville Society to Host Louisville Authors Forum Featuring Pattie Dale Tye and Maggie Harlow
-Voice Tribune

9.25.26
Get To Know Our 40 Under 40 Class of 2026: Megan Metcalf
-Louisville Business First

9.24.26
600 volunteers gather for the largest ‘Greatest Give Back’ at the Ali Center
-WHAS11

9.24.26
Metro United Way and Muhammad Ali Center team up for The Greatest Give Back
-Spectrum News

9.24.26
600 Volunteers Pack 7,000 Basic Needs Kits during The Greatest Give Back
-WAVE

9.24.26
600 volunteers gather for the largest ‘Greatest Give Back’ at the Ali Center
-WHAS11

9.24.26
Release: Metro United Way and Muhammad Ali Center Close 7th Annual Greatest Give Back in Most Impactful Year Yet

9.23.26
Live check presentation to Salvation Army
-WLKY

9.23.26
Kentucky Chamber Young Professionals Summit Focuses on Growth and Leadership in a Changing Workplace
-The Bottom Line News (Ky Chamber)

9.16.26
Economic pressures squeezing Southern Indiana homeless shelter, public housing
-Louisville Public Media

9.16.26
Humana Community Day 2026 Generates 2.2 Million Meals and Community Investments Nationwide
-Business Wire

9.15.26
Good deeds
-Oldham Era

9.14.26
Angel’s Envy, Peerless, Michter’s and more headline United Spirits in Louisville
-The Bourbon Flight

9.9.26
New data shows Louisville-area families struggle to afford necessities
-Spectrum News

9.9.26
Op Ed: Use KY’s Meta settlement to invest in ‘real life’ for kids
-Kentucky Lantern

9.7.26
Spectrum News shares findings of latest ALICE report
-Spectrum News

9.3.26
Greater Louisville Labor Picnic previews the 28th Annual Car Show
-WAVE/WDRB

9.2.26
State officials testify on child care access and affordability
-C-SPAN 2

9.1.26
Wild Louisville: Sankofa Sanctuary combines Black history with nature-based play
-Courier Journal

9.1.26
Sip, savor, and support at Metro United Way’s United Spirits Fall Festival
-East End Living and East End Living: Brownsboro Road, September 2026

8.26.26
Release: Metro United Way Launches Year Two of From Hardship to Hope as Regional Need Grows to Nearly 2 in 5 Households

8.11.26
George Eklund & Liz McQuillen on Housing Advocacy & Policy: Creating Pathways to End Homelessness
-St. Vincent de Paul’s Life Humbles. Give Hope. podcast

8.10.26
WLKY shares new data showing true number of struggling families
-WLKY

8.10.26
‘Prices are way up’ | Supply at Louisville food bank decreases as number of food insecure rises
-WHAS

8.10.26
Facebook live stream of the Impact to Advocacy event
-WAVE

8.6.26
Giving Back Guide 2026
-The Voice Tribune

7.30.26
Floyd County Library, Metro United Way launch Play with Purpose program
-News and Tribune

7.30.26
Federal grant allows Southern Indiana Works to establish YouthBuild chapter
-News and Tribune

7.21.26
New Albany back-to-school event provides free supplies for local students
-News and Tribune

7.21.26
Nonprofit hosting community resource event in New Albany
-News and Tribune

7.9.26
ANNOUNCING: These are LBF’s 2026 Forty Under 40 honorees (PHOTOS): Megan Metcalf, Director of Public Policy, Metro United Way
-Louisville Business First

7.1.26
Awards for women leaders to honor WAVE-TV anchor Shannon Cogan, others
-Courier Journal

7.1.26
Metro United Way announces Hardship to Hope Youth Summer Fund
-Louisville Business First

6.24.26
Metro United Way Invests More Than $1 Million to Strengthen Youth Programs Across the Region
-The Underground Lou

6.18.26
OPINION: What Louisville loses when we fail young Black men
-Louisville Business First

6.18.26
‘It’s demoralizing’: Vandalism at Norton Sports Center highlights need for youth summer programs
-WAVE

6.16.26
Metro United Way launches fellowship to support young Black men and prevent violence
-WLKY

6.16.26
Louisville housing advocates push for more funding as budget deadline approaches
-Louisville Public Media

6.16.26
Metro United Way invests $100,000 into new youth summer fund
-WHAS

6.16.26
Metro United Way launches Hardship to Hope Youth Summer Fund
-Spectrum News

6.16.26
Release: Metro United Way Announces Hardship to Hope Youth Summer Fund

6.12.26
NBA champion Rajon Rondo wants Louisville kids thinking three moves ahead
-MSN

6.10.26
Finance panelists, housing official draw development summit to a close
-Presbyterian News Service

6.10.26
Why some LGBTQ+ advocates are wary of proposed ‘Safe Haven Law’
-Courier Journal

6.9.26
NBA Champion Rajon Rondo wants Louisville kids thinking three moves ahead
-WHAS

6.3.26
What Muhammad Ali taught us about compassion and why it matters
-USA Today

6.3.26
Ten years after Muhammad Ali’s death, Lonnie Ali wants the world to carry forward his greatest fight
-The Sporting Tribune

6.3.26
How to honor Muhammad Ali’s legacy in Louisville 10 years after his passing
-WLKY

6.3.26
‘Service to others’: Ali Center hosts inaugural ‘Day of Compassion’
-Courier Journal

6.2.26
Metro United Way’s Day of Action 2026
-WAVE

6.1.26
H.O.P.E. United Fellowship provides health care and mentorship to young Black men in Louisville
-Louisville Business First

6.1.26
METRO UNITED WAY LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE: The H.O.P.E. United Fellowship
-East End Living

5.27.26
McGarvey announces young adult tax credit bill
-WHAS

5.27.26
Spectrum News: Metro United Way guaranteed income pilot inspires national bill
-Spectrum News

5.27.26
Rep. McGarvey files act that would establish $500 monthly tax credit for young adults
-WLKY

5.27.26
McGarvey pushes for Louisville’s guaranteed income program in Congress
-Courier Journal

5.18.26
Inside our reporting on Louisville’s ongoing lead poisoning problem
-Courier Journal

5.14.26
How Louisville is fighting a cruel crisis of childhood lead poisoning
-Courier Journal

5.8.26
Alumni Spotlight: Jeremy Jarvi ’98
-Trinity High School’s “Rock Reflections”

5.7.26
Muhammad Ali Center hosting inaugural ‘Day of Compassion’
-WHAS

5.7.26
Muhammad Ali Center announces inaugural Day of Compassion event
-Courier Journal

5.7.26
10 years after his death, the Muhammad Ali Center honors ‘The Greatest’ with a global ‘Day of Compassion’
-The Grio

5.7.26
Muhammad Ali Center Announces Inaugural “Day of Compassion” To Mark Ten Years Since Ali’s Passing
-PR Newswire

5.5.26
Louisville housing advocates seek $2.5M for stabilization fund to help prevent homelessness
-WDRB

4.23.26
Urban League Wins Using Your Voice Immie Award
-Louisville Urban League

4.21.26
Release: Metro United Way Celebrates 2026 Community Impact Award Winners

4.21.26
WAVE: 2026 Metro United Way Immies
-WAVE

4.21.26
Release: Metro United Way Taps Louisville Market Leader to Chair $75 Million Community Initiative

4.20.26
OPINION: There’s a great need for safe and stable housing for all in Louisville
-Louisville Business First

4.14.26
Proposed ballot measure would raise taxes to support Louisville parks
-Courier Journal

3.25.26
One Louisville highlights housing challenges amid job growth
-Louisville Business First

3.24.26
Louisville Metro Council Women’s Caucus to Host 3rd Annual Rosie the Riveter Awards Ceremony
-Louisville Metro Council Women’s Caucus

3.17.26
What Giving Back Really Looks Like in Louisville
-Towne Post: Jeffersontown

3.12.26
WAVE Country Metro United Way – H.O.P.E. United Fellowship
-WAVE

3.9.26
Release: Metro United Way Launches H.O.P.E. United Fellowship to Uplift Young Black Men

3.1.26
Metro United Way tackles tough community challenges with compassion, collaboration
-Louisville Business First

3.1.26
Metro United Way Tackles Tough Community Challenges with Compassion, Collaboration
-East End Living, March 2026

2.11.26
Power 50 2026: Meet the first 25 honorees
-Louisville Business First

2.9.26
Who’s participating in LBF’s Mentoring Monday 2026? Here’s a list.
-Louisville Business First

2.8.26
More than 100 beds build for kids during Build-A-Bed event in New Albany
-WLKY

2.7.26
Volunteers build 100 beds for southern Indiana kids, boosting learning through better sleep
-WHAS

2.4.26
Housing advocates roll out new effort focused on affordability, policy change
-Louisville Business First

2.2.26
New coalition launches to address Louisville housing affordability crisis
-WAVE

2.2.26
New coalition aims to tackle housing affordability crisis
-Spectrum News

2.2.26
Coalition launches ‘Roof Over Our Head’ initiative to tackle housing challenges in Louisville
-WLKY

2.2.26
‘Everything is expensive’ | College students feel priced out of Louisville homeownership
-WHAS

1.29.26
Republic Bank Announces New Chief Investment Officer
-AP News via Business Wire

1.29.26
From the Filson, a surge of programming and gifts will make for intriguing viewing
-jewishlouisville.org

1.29.26
Lights off, screen on – It’s time for the 28th Louisville Jewish Film Festival
-jewishlouisville.org

1.22.26
Kentucky Association of Health Plans (KAHP) grants Metro United Way $200,000
-WDRB

1.22.26
Liz McQuillen: Child care, housing Kentucky’s most urgent challenges
-The Daily Independent – Ashland

1.21.26
3 will receive Greater Louisville Inc.’s Silver Fleur-De-Lis Awards
-The Lane Report

1.21.26
Child care and housing are Kentucky’s most urgent challenges
-Kentucky Lantern

1.21.26
Child care and housing are Kentucky’s most urgent challenges
-Yahoo! News

1.15.26
Sophisticated Giving Charity Register: Metro United Way
-Sophisticated Living – Jan/Feb 2026 issue

1.13.26
Southern Indiana funders announce nonprofit scenario workshop series
-News and Tribune

1.5.26
Fifth Third’s Kim Halbauer on bridging Kentucky and Indiana for economic growth
-Louisville Business First

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