List of Community Agencies

Wayside Christian Ministry-Helping Louisville's homeless population, not with a hand-out, but with a hand up... Continuing to serve as one of Louisville's main safety nets, Wayside Christian Mission tackles the root causes of homelessness using a proven holistic approach.

Habitat for Humanity-When people think of Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville, they think about building houses. And they should, since we began in 1985 we have built or renovated over 400 homes in Metro Louisville and Oldham County. But, while building is what we do, the reason we do it is to change lives. We build homes because they are essential building blocks for families and communities; especially when coupled with strong relationships and healthy neighborhoods. 

Fuller Center, Louisville, KY - Louisville is The Fuller Center's leader in the Save a House/Make a Home initiative, in which banks and investors can relieve themselves of vacant properties they consider "toxic assets" by donating them to us. We then restore the homes to good condition and fill them with families once again, a boost to the families, community and the housing industry itself.

Dare to Care-In addition to providing food to hundreds of emergency kitchens, shelters and food pantries, Dare to Care operates several programs targeting the most vulnerable in our community. Dare to Care relies on over 3,000 caring volunteers to help fulfill our mission.  Simply put, our work would not be possible without the generosity of these individuals and groups.

The Resilient Families Project provides educational experiences to strengthen families and promote resilience and wellness for children and parents experiencing homelessness. This project and its programs serve the residents of Wayside Christian Mission's Hotel Louisville and Wayside Christian Mission's Emergency Homeless Shelter. Our mission is to promote a strong sense of family (family matters!) and community caring (Compassionate Louisville!) It is our ultimate goal to improve school readiness (and readiness for the world) in these children and their families.

Englehart Elementary School-Engelhard continues to be a labor of love, combining home, school, and community to provide the best possible learning experience for our young people. Through this cooperative venture, our students will learn to make wise decisions regarding their future; acquire the confidence, courage, and tenacity necessary to find solutions to difficult problems; and remain acutely aware of the rights and needs of their community.

Peace Education- The Peace Education Program strengthens communities and schools by training youth and adults to build and sustain positive relationships. We do this by providing learning experiences to reduce violence, enhance personal integrity, and foster mutual respect. We teach conflict resolution, peer mediation, and prejudice reduction.

CASA-Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the River Region supports and promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes. CASA recruits and trains community volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children.

Hosparus-Hosparus provides hospice care and so much more.

Hosparus is for patients who choose to have the best quality of life possible till the end of life. We provide hospice care wherever our patients call home. Each patient and family receives care and counseling from a dedicated team of professionals and volunteers. Our teams offer the type of care, comfort and counseling they would want for their own families.

The Society for the Prevention of Aggressiveness and Violence Among Adolescents SPAVA-To produce a nonviolent society by being mentors and role models for our youth To produce a nonviolent society by being mentors and role models for our youth. Help our youth: To be successful through nonviolent methods, in asset building such as respect, honor and integrity, to learn to channel anger and use aggressiveness in a productive manner, to become mentors for their brothers and sisters, and to learn tolerance and acceptance despite differences.