Metro United Way
Metro United Way is a non-profit organization based in Louisville, Kentucky and is part of the United Way Worldwide system of 1,800 community-based offices located across 45 countries and territories. Founded in 1917, Metro United Way serves to improve the lives of the surrounding communities (Louisville metro and Southern Indiana) by engaging people to give, advocate and volunteer. This is accomplished through partnerships with schools, government organizations, corporations, organized labor, banks, community organizations, and neighborhood associations. Metro United Way has a goal of advancing the common good, creating opportunities for a better life for all , by focusing primarily on education, financial stability and healthy lives. On July 12, 2021, Adria Johnson was selected as the organization's President and CEO. References. Is Metro United Way becoming the 'Untied Way'? Louisville nonprofits court millennials United Way cuts funding for 15 programs