Our Partnerships
Arbor Youth
As the only 24-hour shelter for children in Kentucky, Arbor Youth plays a critical role in supporting our community. We are working with them to help create a support system for those who lost their families.
Blue Grass Community Foundation
Lisa and the Blue Grass Community Foundation team do a fantastic job of being stewards of capital that will support Kentucky nonprofits for generations to come. The information they provide about nonprofits in our community helps us focus our attention and create a bigger impact.
Water Street Rescue Mission
We are proud to have partnered with the Water Street Rescue Mission to build a shelter that serves the homeless community of Lancaster, PA. During the COVID-19 epidemic, this shelter has played an important role by helping disadvantaged people find a place to be safe.
Seedleaf
Community gardens in urban settings are a necessity today. Too many urban areas have become food desserts with the closest sources offering unhealthy foods that perpetuate health problems in low income communities. Seedleaf has taken the charge of building gardens throughout Lexington providing both food and horticultural training.
Nourish LEX
The mission of the Murry Foundation is to eliminate poverty. We believe that starts with stopping poverty before it begins. With that goal in mind, we partnered with FoodChain, Keeneland, VisitLEX and the Blue Grass Community Foundation to create income opportunities for individuals displaced by COVID-19 in the service industry and serve meals to those in need.
Town Branch Fund
Town Branch Park is overseen by a committed group of civic leaders and philanthropists who joined together to advance its vision. Together, the board and staff are working with public space experts and community members to develop the design, programming plan, and governance structure to transform vacant lots into an inclusive, dynamic, and uncommonly beautiful green space that reflects the spirit of Lexington.
Julietta Market
The Julietta Market is a space for opportunity, for growth, for connection - to be a place for, by, and about its neighbors. NoLi CDC has been leading this project as a response to the so many and significant needs our neighbors have voiced. This non-profit public market will feature 60 small business kiosks, 20 pop-up spaces, community art gallery, 6 food stalls, a shared kitchen, and event space.
Step by Step
Step by Step empowers and emboldens young single mothers to improve their lives, their families, and their communities through healing, encouragement, faith and education. Programs offered at Step By Step coupled with a mom's dedication and drive will give her the skills and confidence she needs, opening the door to whatever promising future she desires for herself and her family.
The Nest
The Nest provides a safe place for education, counseling, and support to children and families in crisis. They provide four free programs that focus on the prevention of physical and sexual abuse, neglect of children, and the stabilization of the family unit.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers and children in communities across Central Kentucky. They help develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.
LexArts
For forty years, LexArts has been a catalyst for creating a progressive and innovative community inspired by the arts. Their work helps build the infrastructure for regional artists and organizations to light ip our lives with music, dance, theatre, visual and literary arts.
CivicLex
CivicLex is a nonprofit civic education & media organization that brings daylight to the issues, policies, and procedures impacting Fayette County. They do their work by making civic information more accessible and bringing together residents and city representatives in physical space.
Hospice & Community Care
Hospice & Community Care goes beyond just providing palliative care to those in need. They serve the holistic family, understanding that when a family member moves on, the rest of the family needs help to heal. Their comprehensive and caring approach around the family unit is integral to making a positive and lasting impact in the Lancaster community.
Lancaster County Community Foundation
The Lancaster County Community Foundation plays a critical role in the Lancaster community by emboldening the extraordinary individuals and community benefit organizations (CBOs) that already exist all over their county. As stewards of their community's needs, they too invest in organizations and leaders with the capability to create systemic change.
American Heart Association
For nearly 100 years, the American Heart Association has been fighting heart disease and helping families and communities thrive. In conjunction with the American Heart Association, the Go Red for Women initiative is a comprehensive platform designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of women globally.
Food Chain
FoodChain is a 501(c)3 nonprofit working in the heart of Lexington, KY to forge links between our community and fresh food through education and demonstration of sustainable food systems. Food Chain was also a founding partner with us in the NourishLex initiative.
The Lexington Theatre Company
The Lexington Theatre Company is crafting professional theatre and training the next generation of theatre artists, so that the Lexington community can enjoy a shared experience of masterful storytelling.
Lancaster Science Factory
The Lancaster Science Factory is a hands-on, interactive science center for kids in Pre-K through 8th grade and their families. Offering STEM educational programs and workshops along with community outreach, the Lancaster Science Factory makes science and STEM education accessible to the Lancaster community.
