The Allan Houston Foundation

As of February 24, 2016, the Allan Houston Foundation is partnering with Mayor Fischer and the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods, Louisville Metro Parks, and Big Brothers Big Sisters to launch the Faith, Integrity, Sacrifice, Leadership & Legacy (FISLL) program, named the Allan Houston Mentoring Initiative. The Allan Houston Mentoring Initiative will provide a curriculum that focuses on males ages 12-15 residing in the 40210 and 40211 zip code areas.  

 "I Said Bang!"

“I Said Bang!” is a book about 46 years of building community through basketball.It was written by 37 people who have contributed to and been shaped by the Dirt Bowl tradition.The Louisville Story Program helps historically underrepresented Louisville residents write and publish books about their lives and neighborhoods. You can purchase the book here.

OSHN & Roots and Wings Black History Month Celebration

On February 27, 2016 OSHN and Roots and Wings collaborated to celebrate Black History Month with the community at the California Community Center. Workshops took place in regard to science, creative writing. Rev. Al Herring was the keynote speaker, and the event came to a climactic ending with an original play by Roots and Wings.  

Your Voice, your city, your Mayor.

On March 1, 2016 25 high school students gathered at the Western Library to speak with Mayor Fischer, Chief of Police, Steve Conrad, and JCPS representative Anne Perryman. Students expressed concerns about police relations, drugs in school, and thot pages. These meetings are going to be held quarterly throughout the year.

OSHN Director Op-Ed

On March 4, 2016, Director Rashaad Abdur-Rahman was featured in the Courier Journal. His article speaks on the One Love Louisville action plan and the strong stance that OSHN continues to take on violence through a variety of initiatives. Click here to read the full article.

Community Plan Updates

The One Love Louisville Community Plan was released in January 2015. The 13 goals and 42 initiatives are owned and lead by various community representatives, community organizations, agencies, governmental departments and houses of faith. 

Goal Report Outs: One Love Louisville goals 5,7,8 and 9 were last reported out on February 19, 2016, goals 1-5 were last reported out on January 21, 2016. Initiative leads provided current progress, actions and next steps. For more information on these report outs, contact, here. 

For more detailed updates, please join us at this month's Implementation Team Meeting on Friday, March 18, 2016 @ Caritas Room at Spalding University (812 South 2nd Street) 9 - 10: 30 a.m. 

MBKLou Updates

Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods and Mayor Greg Fischer released their One Love Louisville My Brother’s Keeper Plan (MBKLou) to the White House, MBK Alliance and community on July 20, 2015 – a plan to help young people, specifically young men and boys of color, stay on track. 

Mayor Fischer and the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods hosted an MBK Roundtable discussion on September 16th. This discussion was aimed at learning the insights of young men and women of color after learning about Louisville's progress on the six MBK milestones. This important conversation was facilitated by the Department of Education.  Read more.

Sweet Peaches.

During our Black History Month Celebration with Roots and Wings Art on February 27, 2016, Sweet Peaches provided hot meals and great desserts during the event. Thank you so much for your great food Sweet Peaches.