Nearly 4 in 10 people don’t have $400 to cover a minor emergency without having to borrow or sell a possession. These individuals are doing everything right, yet living one setback away from crisis. Read Kimberly Halbauer's powerful op-ed & join us to create systemic change: https://loom.ly/trwAA0g

Your community needs you! Give back this holiday season by finding a cause you care about on our Volunteer Connection >> https://loom.ly/dKRp4Hw

We're proud to support these orgs through our Ready for K grant! They work every day to help ensure all children have the best start in life possible. 👏Louisville Central Community Centers, Talk Childcare to Me, Portland Promise Center, and @culzzles.bsky.social

Metro United Way is a proud partner of the Siemer Institute on an effort to stabilize families' income, housing, and education. It's just one way we promote strong households in our community!

We're proud to support the work of The Sparrow House! They're doing great things for the California neighborhood >> https://loom.ly/2PIPwes

Your support on Giving Tuesday keeps our mission going strong all year long! Support thriving kids, strong households, and an equitable community. The first $10,000 in donations will be matched, doubling your impact! Donate here >> https://loom.ly/p3yxzQw

Organizations with programs serving young children and families in Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in Indiana may now apply to partner with Metro United Way's Ages and Stages program. The deadline to submit is Friday, Dec. 5 >> https://loom.ly/jSzqm-8

We launched the Hardship to Hope Food Relief Fund in response to the suspension of SNAP benefits in early November. In just 8 days, Metro United Way and our partners provided $607,500 in digital grocery cards to 2,735 households—supporting 9,651 people, including more than 6,000 children.

We are grateful for our commUNITY and our entire team who work every day to help others. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! 🍂🦃

We will close at 5 p.m. today and reopen Monday, Dec. 1. If you need help, please call 211 to be connected to community resources.

We've been proud to support our own Josh Williams throughout his Bingham Fellows journey! He and his class have come up with some innovative solutions around affordable housing in our community >> https://loom.ly/CUMb_Bc

Please donate to Bikes or Bust to help children in need this holiday season! 🚲 Donate now through Nov. 24: Louisville - UAW 862 Union Hall (3000 Fern Valley Rd) Clarksville - Coyle Automotive Group (1801 Broadway St) Read more >> https://loom.ly/i_29SDY #UnitedIsTheWay

📣 NOW HIRING! 📣 We are looking for an innovative and results-driven development professional who is enthusiastic about growing our Tocqueville Society. Learn more and apply today >> https://loom.ly/SPY9Y4U

Our Hardship to Hope Food Relief Fund helped more than 1,600 families in the first week. We disbursed more than $300,000 in Kroger gift cards to families missing their SNAP benefits. Eligible families in the Greater Louisville region can still apply: metrounitedway.org/snap-relief/

Our Hardship to Hope Food Relief Fund will provide Kroger gift cards of varying amounts directly to SNAP recipients who have at least one child under 18 in the home or an elderly individual >> https://loom.ly/eYf2cmo

Today we launched the Hardship to Hope Food Relief Fund to help families affected by the suspension of SNAP benefits. It will provide Kroger gift cards directly to SNAP recipients living in the Greater Louisville region. More details >> https://loom.ly/JHabKDo

NOW is the time to step up and help your neighbors in need! ♥️ Find volunteer opportunities at local food programs here >> https://loom.ly/MhjQVq4 For a list of where to donate food or money, check this out from WHAS >> https://loom.ly/oOWHgfg

We understand how stressful this moment feels for many in our community. If the upcoming suspension of SNAP benefits or the government shutdown has affected your household, support is available. Call 211 for help connecting to available resources. It's available 24/7 in many different languages.

When we give back, we don’t just support important work—we help create the community we all want to call home. The Voice-Tribune’s Giving Back Guide brings together remarkable local organizations that embody the spirit of service >> https://loom.ly/OUWEs18

Don't miss out on our silent auction! Anyone can bid and win -- you don't have to be present at United Spirits! Packages include everything from rare bourbon to date night ideas to suites for sporting events & more. Bidding ends tonight ➡️ https://loom.ly/ff6zOSg Thanks for supporting our work 🧡

Our team enjoyed an outing to New Albany's Harvest Homecoming Festival last week! It was a great day of commUNITY!

FLASH SALE! 💥 Today only, get tickets to our United Spirits Fall Festival for just $46 using code JJ46 ➡️ https://loom.ly/xhTursg Your ticket includes unlimited food and drink. Come enjoy the beautiful Progress Park with us on Thursday, Oct. 23 from 6 to 10 p.m.!

We’re proud to be part of the United Way Worldwide network, which has once again been named #1 on The Chronicle of Philanthropy's America’s Favorite Charities list. Together, we’re building a future where every person has the opportunity to thrive. 🧡💙 ➡️ Read more: https://loom.ly/iGWrclQ

Let's hear it for "Get er done" Gabrielle, our latest Team Values Superstar! 👏🎉👏 She won this honor because she is a selfless team player. Gabrielle, you are the glue holding our team together and helping us thrive every day! THANK YOU 👏👏WOO!

We're beating the Monday blues today with these joyful pictures from our staff tailgate party last month! ☀️ We appreciate our team and everything they do to uplift our community every day. They are the best! #UnitedIsTheWay

If you or someone you know has been impacted by the government shutdown, you don’t have to face it alone. Call 211 anytime for free, confidential support: 🍽️ Food & housing support 💼 Job placement services 🧠 Mental health support

We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow at The Greatest Give Back at the Muhammad Ali Center! We're all set up for hundreds of volunteers to help us pack kits to meet the need in our community.

Starting right at midnight and continuing for 24 hours, when you donate to a nonprofit through Give for Good it could be boosted by $1,000 to $20,000! Let's all come together for the good of our commUNITY! We're raising money to lift 260,000 people from hardship to hope >> https://loom.ly/1zKRvQ8

It's Give for Good Louisville week, and we're raising money to lift 260,000 people from hardship to hope! Consider donating Sept. 18th during the Morning Rush, Greatest Two Minutes in Giving, or Evening Break for It >> https://loom.ly/1zKRvQ8

Unlimited wine and spirits tastings ✅ Beautiful setting ✅ Delicious food ✅ Live entertainment ✅ Giving back to your community! ✅ Our United Spirits Fall Festival has it all! Grab your tickets today! >> https://loom.ly/E0yNWI8

Understanding and solving child care challenges is key to strengthening Kentucky’s workforce and growing the economy. New research we did in collaboration with the Kentucky Chamber backs that up >> https://loom.ly/NK03EYQ

Happy International Literacy Day! 📚📖 We promote literacy through our 40+ Little Free Libraries around Louisville, which distribute tens of thousands of books into the community each year! We want to thank the community for stepping up and meeting our need for more donated books this summer!

Help us lift 260,000 people from hardship to hope by 2030! Every dollar you give helps a family find stability, a student succeed, and a neighborhood thrive. Hope starts here. Learn more and donate today >> metrounitedway.org/from-hardshi...

We're proud to invest in home repairs for our neighbors who are working but still struggling to make ends meet. This is just one way we support strong households in our community. Thank you to New Directions for leading in this work!

Calling all volunteers! 📣 Come help us during the Greatest Give Back, our signature volunteer event with the Muhammad Ali Center where you can give back and honor the legacy of the Greatest! 🥊 Register today before it fills up! >> https://loom.ly/ZY2z1xU

New York Times bestselling author Dr. Jemar Tisby is our next Beyond Buzzwords speaker! He'll discuss his book "The Spirit of Justice." It's the Black History you never knew, uncovering unsung heroes in the struggle for justice. Register today for the free, virtual event >> https://loom.ly/lILLztQ

New brand announcement! ✨🥃 Jefferson's Bourbon will be pouring at our United Spirits Fall Festival! We have a great list of brands participating and the experience is one you don't want to miss! Grab your tickets today >> https://loom.ly/neGh1OM

Have a child under the age of 5? Sign up today for free resources through our Ages and Stages Developmental Screening Hub >> https://loom.ly/0A3If6M

Children in our community face a range of challenges because of inequities in opportunities, as well as systemic injustices. Metro United Way works to address barriers and gaps in services and systems to unlock kids’ potential so they all can thrive >> https://loom.ly/Fz1swvc

When families have what they need, they can break cycles of poverty and work toward a better tomorrow for future generations and our entire community. Here's how we're helping ensure that can happen >> https://loom.ly/AP3TrxM

That's 3,500 children more prepared for the start of school! 🎒📓✏️ Each backpack we donated was full of school supplies, and we also collected 1,000 more school supply items for Meyzeek Middle School. Thank you to our volunteers who made this possible!

We had a great time at National Night Out in Algonquin and Iroquois parks last night! Metro United Way and local labor partners gave away backpacks with school supplies to children ahead of the start of school! #UnitedIsTheWay

Child care shouldn't cost more than your rent or mortgage! Join our movement >> https://loom.ly/ES7BZGw

Shoutout to our amazing Youth Success Network partners and their summer enrichment programs that help prevent learning loss! It takes a village to ensure all kids are thriving and we are united to make a difference! 🧡 Learn more about our Youth Success Network >> https://loom.ly/mCVNzUQ

100% of the Young Men United cohort has been accepted to college and will attend in the fall! 🎓📚 The real success, however, is how the students say the program has impacted their lives in positive ways >> https://loom.ly/KTdyQoA

Dozens of children will be able to sleep in new beds as the start of school approaches, thanks to a joint effort between us, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, and local labor unions! >> https://loom.ly/zfrT5c4

We're helping families with children who are unstably housed improve their financial security, so their children have every opportunity to be successful in school. Huge thanks to the Siemer Institute for their integral partnership on this!

Check out the distilleries that'll be at our United Spirits Fall Festival! 🍂🥃🍷 More to come! & it's all at the beautiful @progressparkky, winner of the Louisville Community's Choice Award for Best Venue! Don't miss this event, get your tickets today >> https://loom.ly/xhTursg

Metro United Way and our amazing volunteers have been filling Little Free Libraries across Louisville for 11 years now. 📚📖 We distribute about 2,900 books a month! >> https://loom.ly/z-wDrCI

FRIDAY FACT 💡 We helped nearly 1,000 people in one month through our 211 helpline. The top request categories were housing and shelter, followed by help with utilities. Call 211 anytime you need help with housing, utilities, food, caregiving, and more.