Metro United Way
Mission: To improve lives and our community by engaging people to give, advocate, and volunteer. For more than 100 years, Metro United Way (MUW) has worked to improve lives across the Greater Louisville region. Today, MUW brings together people, organizations, resources, and ideas to create lasting change across our seven-county region in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Through investment, advocacy, capacity building, data, direct resources, and cross-sector collaboration, we work to strengthen the systems and communities that help children, families, and neighborhoods thrive. Our work centers on three interconnected pillars: Thriving Kids, Strong Households, and Equitable Community. Through Thriving Kids, we support children and young people from early childhood through young adulthood. Initiatives such as Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ), Ready4K, and the Youth Success Network connect families and young people to developmental, educational, mentoring, college and career, and out-of-school-time supports. The Youth Success Network brings together more than 200 youth-serving organizations to strengthen the quality, capacity, and coordination of programs serving young people ages 6–24. Through Strong Households, we connect individuals and families with resources that support stability, financial well-being, and economic mobility. This includes 211, which connects community members to health and human services, as well as partnerships and initiatives focused on housing, workforce development, financial stability, and access to essential resources. Through Equitable Community, we work alongside residents and community partners to address systemic barriers, strengthen neighborhoods, advance racial equity, and increase community voice and power. Initiatives such as H.O.P.E. United and Young Men United complement broader investments, advocacy, and collaborative efforts designed to create more equitable systems and communities. Across these areas, MUW serves as a connector, convener, investor, capacity builder, advocate, and systems-change partner, working alongside community to build a Greater Louisville region where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
334 E. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202
Address Neighborhood: Downtown / Citywide
Service Area: Downtown / Citywide
Service Reach: Regional
Programs & Services (3)
Equitable Community
Program ID: PRG29878What We're Doing Together To Help: Leading SPECIFIC INITIATIVES designed to lift under-resourced neighborhoods, individuals, and marginalized groups. Offering our RACIAL WEALTH GAP LEARNING SIMULATION that takes people on a historical journey to wealth building in America. Hosting a FREE VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES, Beyond Buzzwords, on diversity, equity, and inclusion featuring best-selling authors and experts. Developing and maintaining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion best PRACTICES, providing TRAININGS, and applying an EQUITY LENS to our community investments. Investing in BIPOC-led non-profits through the Black L.O.V.E. Philanthropic Partnership that seeks to evolve the role of convening supply (funders) and demand (non-profit partners) to accelerate community economic development and sustainable change through relationship and capacity building. Investing in the educational outcomes of young men of color through our Young Men United (YMU) initiative.
Thriving Kids
Program ID: PRG16108What We're Doing Together To Help: Focusing on PUBLIC POLICY and ADVOCACY for kids and families. Leading collaboration of 100+ EARLY CARE and EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS. Equipping families with FREE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCREENERS and individualized referrals and supports. Offering early childhood educator TRAINING and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Supplying BOOK ACCESS in targeted neighborhoods. Providing nearly 200 YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS with: INVESTMENTS to trusted and effective organizations empowering children outside of the classroom TRAINING and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT for youth leaders/employees. MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS for youth leaders/employees. CAPACITY BUILDING and data supports, including youth outcome data. Empowering neighborhood youth groups to identify and work on SOCIAL ACTION PROJECTS that improve their community. BUILDING BEDS for kids who need them. Creating BARRIER-FREE PATHWAYS for YOUNG BLACK MEN to reach their academic and career goals.
Strong households
Program ID: PRG00386Offering financial coaching for individuals in WORKFORCE TRAINING. Providing INVESTMENTS and CAPACITY BUILDING for entrepreneurs in marginalized communities. Facilitating consultation for employers to CREATE INVITING WORKPLACES for diverse populations. Giving FREE TAX ASSISTANCE to leverage Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC). Preventing HOMELESSNESS and SCHOOL INSTABILITY through investments and training. Ensuring everyone has access to MAINSTREAM FINANCIAL EDUCATION and BANKING SERVICES. Providing 2-1-1 HELP CENTER to connect those in need with a vast network of resources. Supplying HOMEOWNERSHIP SUPPORTS. Identifying urgent needs and leading VOLUNTEER projects, events, and experiences that meet those needs. Leveraging technology to create a cross-sector COORDINATED CARE EFFORT. BUILDING BEDS for kids who need them. INVESTING IN and BUILDING CAPACITY of organizations that provide safety net services.