Heart of Kentucky United Way

08/27/2026

📚✨ A BOOK FOR EVERY CHILD! ✨📚

What an exciting day for Hustonville Elementary!The Garrard/Lincoln Early Childhood Coalition, Stanford Rotary, and Heart of Kentucky United Way have come together to bring a book vending machine to Hustonville Elementary! 🎉

With this addition, every elementary school in Lincoln County now has a book vending machine! ❤️📖

But the best part? The books aren’t for sale—they’re earned! Students receive tokens for their birthdays and as rewards for positive behavior and accomplishments, allowing them to choose a book of their very own to take home.

And HKUW is committed to keeping these machines stocked with books for as long as the schools have them! 🙌

Our goal is simple: Every child will go home with at least one book of their very own every year. Because when you give a child a book, you’re giving them so much more—a chance to imagine, explore, learn, and fall in love with reading. 📚💙

We are so grateful to every partner who helped make this possible. Together, we’re putting books into the hands of children and building brighter futures, one book at a time! 🌟

08/21/2026

Laugh United 2026 presented by Farmers National Bank recap. So much laughter, joy, and community in one place. Thank you to those who made this event a success!

08/13/2026

The Gladys Project is making an impact on our future. 📚Thanks to all the volunteers who make this possible. ❤️

08/07/2026

What is it really like to make impossible choices every day just to survive?

Join Heart of Kentucky United Way for The Poverty Experience, an interactive simulation designed to build empathy and understanding of the challenges many of our neighbors face.

📅 Thursday, August 20
⏰ 8:30 AM–11:30 AM
📍 Heart of Kentucky United Way Office
💲 Free to attend

Space is limited to 8 participants, so register today by calling 859-238-6986 or emailing [email protected].

Together, we can build a stronger, more compassionate community. ❤️

07/31/2026

A special thank you to Daycrest Farmfor generously donating beautiful, locally grown flowers for tomorrow’s Laugh United event. Your generosity is helping us create a warm and welcoming experience for our guests.

We also want to recognize our incredible volunteers who spent their time hand-selecting blooms, cutting each stem, stripping the leaves, and preparing the flowers for tomorrow’s event. Your hard work, dedication, and servant hearts have helped bring this vision to life.

Thank you, Daycrest Farms and our amazing volunteers, for helping make Laugh United bloom! 🌸✨

07/30/2026

Day of Caring 2026 Project Submissions are needed!
To submit a project click the link below. Please have those in by Monday August 3rd. 🛠️🪚🎨🧹🧼

https://form.jotform.com/261955578777177

07/08/2026

Back in June, HKUW was honored to represent Stanford Rotary in serving those who have served us. ❤️ 💙🇺🇸Thank you to our veterans for your sacrifice, service, and dedication. It was a privilege to share a meal and our gratitude with you.

07/06/2026

Make an impact in our community!

In the past week, Brice Gibson with The Bridge Recovery Community Center and Sgt. Aaron Rainwater with the Danville Police Department have been able to place two families in housing. That’s 4 of our community members that are no longer unhoused!

Overall there have been approximately 20 families that the Boyle County Homeless Coalition and our community partners have been able to successfully find housing for and helped to move into their new homes.

None of this would have been possible if it was not for the amazing and tireless work of volunteers who have worked to help these families obtain IDs, stable and reliable income, and furnishings for their homes. None of this would have been possible without donations and the support of this community.

Thanks to all of your support, especially Brice, Sgt. Rainwater, The Bridge, and Danville Police Department!

07/06/2026

Heart of Kentucky United Way was proud to be part of Friends with Disabilities & Senior Day at the Lincoln County Fair! 💙

We enjoyed connecting with so many wonderful community members and sharing sensory and fidget items to support individuals of all ages. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit with us and to the organizers for creating such a welcoming and inclusive event.

Together, we’re building a stronger, more caring community—one connection at a time. 🌟

06/30/2026

Heart of KY United way is lucky to have people like David Ray Farmer who help support our mission! Thank you, David! ❤️