Latest Media Coverage

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8.17.23
Get Ready for the 10th Annual Give for Good Louisville
-Towne Post Network

8.7.23
WAVE News at 4: Metro United Way’s Ages and Stages Developmental Screening Hub

-WAVE

8.5.23
Local unions and nonprofits build beds for west Louisville kids
-WLKY

8.5.23
Community builds dozens of beds for underserved children in west Louisville
-WHAS11

8.2.23
Kentucky day cares brace for ‘really scary’ end to pandemic-era federal funding
-WDRB

7.21.23
SummerWorks program offers Southern Indiana youth career training
-News and Tribune

7.18.23
WAVE Country Feature: Minority Mental Health Month

-WAVE

7.19.23
Does Louisville have too many nonprofits or do we need more civic engagement and support?
-Courier Journal

7.19.23
Kentucky Chamber Women’s Summit focuses on key role of women in business, politics, community
-The Bottom Line News

7.11.23
Kentucky child care providers face an uncertain future as federal financial assistance runs out
-Northern Kentucky Tribune

7.10.23
Choosing Change: Adria Johnson of Metro United Way Looks to Bring About Lasting Local Impacts
-Towne Post Network

7.2.23
Ann Arbor wants to provide $525 a month to 100 entrepreneurs
-Detroit Free Press

6.22.23
Greenberg’s universal pre-K plan prioritizes early childhood education for Louisville kids
-Courier Journal

6.13.23
‘Early Learning Action Group’ aims to make preschool more accessible to kids in Louisville
-WLKY

6.13.23
Mayor Greenberg forms group to build foundation for universal pre-K education in Louisville
-WDRB

6.13.23
Here’s what Greenberg says he’s doing about universal pre-K in Louisville
-Courier Journal

6.8.23
Hundreds of Louisville volunteers pack bags for students in need to honor Muhammad Ali
-WLKY

6.8.23
Volunteers help pack thousands of snack kits, backpacks for event honoring Muhammad Ali
-WAVE

6.8.23
WHAS: Coverage of The Greatest Give Back
-WHAS

6.8.23
Hundreds volunteer for 4th annual ‘Greatest Give Back’ in honor of Muhammad Ali
-Spectrum News

6.8.23
Volunteers with Metro United Way put together snack bags to fight food insecurity
-WDRB

6.7.23
Metro United Way, Muhammad Ali Center partner for ‘Greatest Give Back’ event
-WAVE

6.6.23
Greenberg announces $4.6 million investment in early learning
-Spectrum News

6.6.23
$4.6 million in grants approved to boost early learning in Louisville
-WHAS11

6.6.23
Metro Government awards $4.6 million to organizations for early childhood development
-WAVE

6.6.23
Louisville allocates millions of dollars for early childhood learning programs
-WDRB

6.5.23
Opportunity Louisville: Tickets on sale for live event looking at 9th Street Divide, Waterfront Park expansion
-Louisville Business First

6.5.23
10 Things Under $10 To Do In And Around Louisville This Week (6/5-6/9)
-LEO Weekly

5.30.23
Can Guaranteed Income Prevent Gentrification?
-Next City

5.26.23
BET Awards 2023: 5 Things You Need to Know About Jack Harlow
-BET

5.25.23
Kentucky Greens Co. looks to create fresh food solutions for West Louisville
-Louisville Business First

5.24.23
Here are 8 ways to celebrate ‘The Greatest’ during Louisville’s annual Ali Festival
-Courier Journal

5.23.23
Release: Metro United Way Invests More Than $1 Million in Youth-Serving Organizations in Seven Counties

5.15.23
Community Convening on Human Trafficking
-Spectrum News

5.12.23
United Way: 22% of Kentucky child care facilities could be forced to permanently close
-WAVE

5.10.23
Metro United Way awards grant funding to 14 Black entrepreneurs in Louisville
-Louisville Business First

5.9.23
Black Louisville entrepreneurs receive $25K in grants to help grow businesses
-WAVE

5.9.23
Grant funding helps support Louisville-based Black-founded businesses
-WLKY

5.9.23
Black businesses founded in Louisville receive grants from Metro United Way, FundBlackFounders
-WDRB

5.9.23
Release: Metro United Way and FundBLACKFounders Announce Entrepreneur Recipients of Grant Funding
Program supports Black founders of early stage startups

5.3.23
Jack Harlow Launches Foundation to ‘Reinvest, Uplift and Support’ Community Organizations in His Louisville, Kentucky Hometown
-Variety

5.3.23
Jack Harlow launches philanthropic foundation
-Louisville Business First

4.27.23
New Albany panel addresses child welfare, equity issues
-News and Tribune

4.26.23
Summer jobs program aims to place southern Indiana teens, young adults into paid service positions
-WDRB

4.25.23
Southern Indiana Works launching youth summer program
-News and Tribune

4.19.23
Metro United Way highlights individuals during Community Impact Awards
-WAVE3

4.19.23
Metro United Way names Community Impact Award Winners
-The Lane Report

4.11.23
Local woman advocates for organ and tissue donation after sons died
-WDRB

3.31.23
How CEOc will deploy $40M in ARP funding in Louisville
-Louisville Business First

3.27.23
New Housearama initiative hopes to bring new home buyers back to the West End
-Courier Journal

3.27.23
Louisville Metro Youth Cabinet working with city to help prevent violence
-WDRB

3.27.23
Newly-created youth cabinet focused on violence prevention in Louisville
-WLKY

3.26.23
Louisville’s Metro Youth Cabinet to kick off National Youth Violence Prevention Week
-WHAS11

3.26.23
Louisville Mayor, Metro Youth Cabinet announce youth violence issues they will focus on
-WAVE3

3.22.23
Child care — the ‘workforce behind the workforce’ — is in crisis in Kentucky
-Kentucky Lantern

3.7.23
Louisville mayor’s ‘Give A Day’ monthlong service tradition returns in April
-WLKY

3.7.23
Louisville Mayor’s Give a Day of service month kicks off
-Spectrum News

3.7.23
Annual ‘Give A Day’ month of service to kick off April 1 in Louisville
-WDRB

2.22.23
Expert speaks on being anti-racist in society
-WAVE3

2.18.23
150 volunteers help put together over 200 beds for those in need in southern Indiana
-WDRB

2.18.23
Metro United Way, Prosser build beds for kids in southern Indiana
-WLKY

2.18.23
Metro United Way builds beds for kids
-WAVE3

2.17.23
United Way visits the Capitol
-Commonwealth Journal

2.15.23
FundBlackFounders & Metro United Way Ignite Louisville Startups with $25K Matching Crowdfunding Grants!
-Yahoo

2.14.23
President of Metro United Way spreading awareness for organ donation in honor of late son
-WLKY

2.14.23
Prosser students to build beds for area students who don’t have a bed
-News and Tribune

2.8.23
Metro United Way’s Robert E. Gunn Jr., Chief Equity and Impact Officer and Trent Findley, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, featured on WAVE Country with Dawne Gee

2.7.23
Metro United Way to support 15 Louisville-based founders through FundBLACKFounders
-Louisville Business First

2.6.23
Louisville nonprofit matches crowdfunding grants to support Black entrepreneurs
-WAVE3

2.6.23
Release: Metro United Way Partners With FundBLACKFounders To Support Louisville-Based Entrepreneurs
Program supports Black founders of early stage startups

1.25.23
Louisville organization is providing free tax services to those in need
-WLKY

1.24.23
Release: Metro United Way Celebrates Black History Month Through Focus On Equity
Organization embarks on month long celebration highlighting its work in equity space

1.23.23
Release: Metro United Way Accepting Applications For The Youth Success RFP
Grant program invites area innovators serving youth to apply

1.18.23
‘Pretty incredible’ | Son of Metro United Way president killed in crash giving life to others
-WDRB

1.12.23
Looking for volunteer opportunities in Louisville? Here are 23 ways to help others in 2023
-Courier Journal

12.23.22
16,000 Meals delivered to Louisville, southern Indiana families in need by ‘Boxes of Love’
-WLKY

12.20.22
Boxes of Love featured on WAVE Country with Dawne Gee

12.19.22
Kentucky matching program provides nearly $15 million to help employees with child care costs
-WDRB

12.14.22
Louisville coalition lands $40M grant to launch health care workforce innovation center
-Louisville Business First

12.2.22
Louisville landlords required to remove lead-based hazards after ordinance passes unanimously
-WLKY

12.2.22
GUEST COMMENT: Investing in the new Metro United Way benefits the business community
-Louisville Business First

12.1.22
Staying on budget? 5 inexpensive Christmas gift and date ideas for someone in Louisville
-Courier Journal

11.29.22
Louisville nonprofits encourage giving time and talents, not just treasure this Giving Tuesday
-WLKY

11.28.22
Louisville nonprofits seeing greater need this Giving Tuesday
-WDRB

11.25.22
Income program giving $500/month to select few in Louisville
-WHAS11

11.23.22
How $500 a month in guaranteed income is changing young people’s lives in Louisville
-Courier Journal

11.15.22
Bikes or Bust featured on WAVE Country with Dawne Gee

-WAVE3

10.26.22
Louisville organizations raise awareness of lead poisoning dangers
-Spectrum News 1

10.20.22
50 organizations meet to discuss youth violence prevention
-Spectrum News 1

10.20.22
20 People to Know in Nonprofits: Sabeen Nasim
-Louisville Business First

10.12.22
Black LOVE Philanthropic Partnership and our partner in that work, BrainSTEM, highlighted during an interview segment on WAVE Country
-WAVE Country

10.12.22
Adria’s Louisville
-Louisville Magazine

9.27.22
Free training series teaches community leaders to identify, prevent human trafficking in Louisville
-WLKY

9.26.22
Forty Under 40: Benjamin Donlon
-Louisville Business First

9.23.22
GROW ME THE MONEY: Fundraising fatigue is a real thing. As a result, some area nonprofits are adapting to raise money, and changing how they dole it out.
-Louisville Business First

9.23.22
Metro United Way Southern Indiana hosts leader breakfast
-News and Tribune

9.22.22
‘It’s always difficult to confront very challenging circumstances’: Kentucky childcare crisis revealed in new survey data
-WHAS11

9.22.22
One in five Ky. child care centers say they may close when federal funding runs out
-WLKY

9.22.22
Kentucky leaders warn of tough times ahead for child care access without significant state investment
-Northern Kentucky Tribune

9.22.22
One in five Ky. child care centers say they may close when federal funding runs out
-WLKY

9.16.22
Here’s how much was raised during Give for Good Louisville
-Louisville Business First

9.16.22
Give for Good Louisville: More than $7 million raised in just 24 hours
-WHAS11

9.6.22
Metro United Way names new chief development officer
-The Lane Report

9.6.22
Metro United Way names new chief development officer
-Louisville Business First

9.5.22
United Way to sponsor food drive through Oct. 5
-The Pioneer News

8.31.22
Metro United Way launches new direct help platform
United Community Care Coordination Center provides real-time, direct access for urgent basic needs
-Louisville Business First

8.26.22
YEAR ONE LEADING METRO UNITED WAY: Adria Johnson talks about her first year as CEO of Metro United Way as it refocuses on who it serves and how it serves them.
-Louisville Business First

8.11.22
Metro United Way launches new online platform connecting Jefferson County residents with needed resources
-WDRB

8.11.22
Release: Metro United Way Launches New Direct Help Platform
United Community Care Coordination Center to provide real-time, direct access for urgent basic needs

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