June 19, Metro311 is launching a whole new online reporting system and mobile app that makes it much easier to report issues online or on your phone, lets you see issues that have already been reported on a map, and improves how you track progress of your issue along the way.

We know you're going to love the improvements! In the meantime...

The current Metro311 Service Request Portal and the 311 mobile app will be offline from Wednesday, June 12 at 7 p.m. until Tuesday, June 18 at 8 p.m. as we prepare to launch our new and improved business & 311 portals.

On June 19 there will be a new mobile app for reporting issues to 311. The link to download the app will be available on the Metro311 website. We appreciate your patience during our transition. During our outage period you can reach us in the following ways: · Call: 311 · Email us · Chat: Look for the chat link in the lower right corner on every page of the city’s website Louisvilleky.gov

For $30, get unlimited travel through Aug. 31 TARC is once again offering Louisville Area youth unlimited travel with the Summer Youth Pass, good through August 31st. Getting to jobs, learning activities and fun events around the region is easy and affordable with the Summer Youth Pass, available now for $30. “Whether your plan is to work, play, or just connect with friends this Summer, the Youth Pass is your mobility solution, providing access to the entire Louisville Area,” said Ferdinand L. Risco Jr., TARC Executive Director, “When coupled with the Metro Cultural Pass, which allows free access to many local arts and cultural destinations, the ability to explore, learn and have fun all Summer long has never been easier.”

The pass (current MyTARC student card required ) can be purchased from

• TARC’s website or at the following locations:
• Union Station, 1000 West Broadway
• Nia Center, 2900 West Broadway
• Loris’s Gifts at the UofL Hospital Jewish Hospital Gift Shops
• Broadway Food Mart, 4132 West Broadway

*All TARC buses are equipped with bicycle racks, free Wi-Fi and are ADA accessible.

Southwest Community Ministries, along with Kosair Charities, is offering an assistance program to help children in need get eye glasses! No one in the community should have live without seeing the world in crystal clear clarity, especially children.

The ministries are able to offer up to $120 per child, covering the cost of two pairs of eye glasses. This is an amazing program that can help countless families provide something that many of us take for granted.

If you have any questions or would like details of how to apply, please contact the Southwest Community Ministries at (502) 935-0310.

Are you or someone you know in need of services but don't know where to look?

LouieCONNECT.com  is a mobile optimized website that pulls together the services is our community that provide support for people experiencing a difficult time. It includes only those services that are free and provides all of the information needed to know what they offer, where they are located, when they are open, and any requirements to receive help.

#DareTo Defeat Epilepsy

is the largest awareness building and fundraising event of the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana and we invite you to lace up your shoes and join in this fight!  Your involvement will provide much needed help, hope, and support to the over 153,000 children, adults, and veterans living with epilepsy and their loved ones in Kentucky and southern Indiana. Its simple - register to participate, set your personal fundraising goal, recruit team members to do the same, and work together to successfully achieve your mission!  Create a cool team name to honor a loved one impacted by or who lost their life to epilepsy or a seizure disorder.   Your involvement will have a real impact as we work together to defeat epilepsy!  

Do you have time to participate in Meals on Wheels?

Southwest Community Ministries is looking for kindhearted, friendly people to deliver meals to home-bound seniors in the 40272 and 40258 zip codes.

Meals on Wheels Delivery

takes about an hour weekly, twice a month if you prefer to deliver two days/month. We have a Tuesday route that departs from Sun Valley Community Center (10:00 am) or a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday route departing from Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in the afternoon (3:30).

Food Pantry 

Volunteers of America have recently opened new addiction recovery locations to better serve the community. They have several programs at 1436 South Shelby Street. Freedom House is a residential program for pregnant and parenting women. Shelby Men’s Recovery Center is also located on South Shelby. This is a 90 day residential program for men, where clients are able to work while seeking treatment. They have Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) and services for men, women and families. These services are available at 2500 West Broadway and 4303 W Broadway. Transitional Housing will be available in July for homeless women with children who would like to continue their sobriety at 4303 W Broadway

If you are know someone who may be interested in VOA’s programs, please contact the intake office at 502-635-4530. They’re able to do a quick screening, verify their insurance, and set up an intake date and time.

Want to grow greener, healthier neighborhoods with Louisville Grows?

Apply for one of our 3 VISTA positions today and start next month! 

Volunteer Coordinator: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do… Outreach Coordinator: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do… Development Coordinator:  https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do…

Please share this information with anyone who may be interested. Deadline to apply June 21. Interviews will be conducted on June 25 and 26. Contact Lisa Dettlinger with any questions or for more information at programs@louisvillegrows.org or 502.905.4342. #louisvillegrows #AmeriCorpsWorks

Free Training and Jobs links for Manufacturing and Construction

To find programs for FREE training and to connect people to jobs in construction and manufacturing, please click one of the following

The Career Calculator is being used in schools, career centers and libraries across the Louisville region.

Links to Workforce Resources

• KentuckianaWorks Homepage
• KY Career Centers  
• KY Health Career Center
• KY Manufacturing Career Center
• Code Louisville
• Mayor's SummerWorks
• KentuckianaWorks College Access Center
• Kentuckiana Builds
• Degrees Work
• Events Calendar 

Come spend the day with your family at Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing for an “Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social”. There will be live music and other fun activities for the whole family throughout the day. Visit www.riverside-landing.org for more information.

• When: Sunday, July 14th; 1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m.
• Where: Riverside, The Farnsley Moreman Landing (7410 Moorman Rd.)

The cruises, sponsored by District 12 and District 14, have been rescheduled for Sunday, June 23, 2019.  

All advanced reservations will be honored for the rescheduled date.

• DATES: June 24-28th
• DEADLINE: 160 players or June 20th, 2019 (9:00 PM)
• LOCATION: Iroquois Golf Course (All Divisions)
• FORMAT: Stroke play qualifying event on June 24th. Match play based on qualifying score beginning Tuesday June 25th and continues daily with championship matches to be held Friday June 28th.
• Divisions:
• 1) 12-18 Girls Division (18-holes)
• 2) 12-18 Boys Division (18-holes)
• 3) 12-13 Boys/Girls Division (9-holes)
• 4) 11 & Under Boys/Girls Division (9-holes)
• Note: The flighting process using qualifying score provides best possible equality in each division. Each division played from same tee markers.
• Cost: $60 per player (Tax Included)

Includes: Minimum of 2 rounds of golf, lunch on first day, hat, tee shirt, and logo ball. Register here.

The 2018 Cultural Pass presented by Churchill Downs in partnership with Metro Louisville, Arts and Culture Alliance, Louisville Free Public Library and the Fund for the Arts.  The Little Loomhouse is participating again this year and adding an extra day for Pass holders.

Your Cultural Pass will be honored at the Little Loomhouse 

June 2-August 11,  11am-3pm

• Tuesdays
• Wednesdays
• Saturdays

Pass holders enjoy one free seek-n-find tour with an art experience and discounted weaving for $7 (typically $12), where participants weave their own souvenir to take home. The Cultural Pass program is open to anyone ages 0-21 years, who are eligible for a Louisville Free Public Library Card. Youth and parents can pick up a pass from any local Louisville Free Public Library branch or Metro Parks Community Center. The pass must be presented upon entrance to gain free admission. 

CLICK HERE for June Events Schedule & Summer Camps

Speed Art Museum is offering free income based memberships called "Speed For All"

Speed For All Memberships is a free income based membership program for individuals and families that the Speed Art Museum is offering to make the museum and its programs more accessible to all! Your benefits as a Speed for All Member are for two adults and all children under 18.

Benefits include the following:

• Free admission to the Museum, including major exhibitions
•  Four free Speed Cinema vouchers
• Free parking in the Speed Art Museum garage
• Invitations to Members-only Preview Parties and special events
•  Free admission to Global Speed Lecture Series
•  $2 off additional tickets to the Speed Cinema
•  10% discount in the Museum Store
• 10% discount at Wiltshire at the Speed on Wednesdays
•  Discounted admission on select Museum programs
•  Advance notice and discounts on summer camps and kids' workshops
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To sign up for a free membership call: 502.634.2719

Feeding Stray Cats?  Alley Cat Advocates can help get outdoor cats fixed and vaccinated at NO COST TO YOU!  

 Cat Caretakers living in the following Jefferson County zip codes 40208, 40209, 40213, 40214, 40215, 40216, 40217, 40219, 40258 and 40272 are eligible  for spay/neuter services for unowned community cats,  They will be vaccinated, spayed/neutered, treated for flea and ear-mite medicine, given a great vet visit, ear-tipped (the universal symbol of a neutered cat) and returned.

When there are no more kittens; the number of cats gradually goes down  and annoying behaviors such as yowling, fighting, spraying stop.