ChooseWell Communities

05/20/2026

Do yourselves a favor and read this article. Two of ChooseWell Communities’ finest participated in this panel discussion on eviction and homelessness and knocked it out of the park!

“Systems change when people change and people change when they’re cherished,” Fr Greg Boyle.

We are change makers! And we are cherishing!

Way to go Hearher and Jonet-we are proud of you and love you to the moon and back!!

LOUISVILLE — A recent screening of “Evicting the American Dream” in Louisville, Kentucky, brought together a panel of community leaders and advocates to discuss the obstacles facing families at risk of homelessness and how to better support them.

05/15/2026

Today, we celebrate a major milestone‼️

One of our KYnterns (KYnship Interns) through the ChooseWell Communities Workforce Development Program received an offer letter for full-time employment today. What a moment for her!

Over the past 12+ weeks, this participant has committed to intensive growth — building both hard and soft job skills, strengthening recovery capital, completing Microsoft Office training, and gaining hands-on workforce experience while being supported every step of the way by ChooseWell.

Programs like our Internships are about more than employment. They’re about rebuilding confidence, HEALING, creating stability, developing professionalism, and helping people see a future for themselves again. Recovery and workforce development go hand in hand when people are given real opportunities and consistent support.

This job offer wasn’t handed over. It was earned through persistence, accountability, growth, and hard work.

Congratulations to our KYntern on a job well earned and deserved. We are proud of you and excited for what’s ahead.





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05/15/2026

We are happy to stand alongside alllll of these community partners in support of the For Parks Education Fund‼️

Another week, more endorsements! Louisville is speaking up for parks!

We're proud to be building a coalition of civic leaders, community organizations, and park enthusiasts united around one goal: securing a dedicated fund for Louisville's public parks.

The support keeps growing and so does our community's commitment to the parks we all share.

If you're with a organization that wants to join our coalition, email info@forparkseducationfund.org.

05/14/2026

Early voting is happening right now at Americana Community Center, Inc.‼️

Voting is more than checking a box. For many of the mothers and fathers and we serve at ChooseWell Communities, it represents something deeper: restoration, dignity, and having a voice again.

Some of our participants come to us carrying drug-related felonies from years spent surviving addiction and instability. Over time, through hard work, accountability, recovery, and expungement, new doors begin to open. One of those doors is the right to vote.

This year, several of our participants experienced voting for the very first time. Think about that for a minute. Walking into a polling place knowing your voice matters, your future matters, and you belong in your community again.

Recovery is about more than sobriety. It’s about rebuilding a life, reconnecting to community, and believing you have a place in shaping the world around you.

What an honor it is to be able to vote. And what a privilege it is to walk alongside parents as they reclaim not only their recovery, but their citizenship, confidence, and hope for the future.




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05/14/2026

Congratulations to one of our partners Louisville Outreach for the Unsheltered (LOU) on a much deserved award for outstanding homeless outreach from the Coalition for the Homeless!

Their tireless work and dedication for our unhoused neighbors sometimes can go unnoticed, and we want to amplify their work.

Follow their page for updates on awesomeness!

Thank you LOU for all you do!

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Honored and deeply humbled.

At the Coalition for the Homeless annual meeting, I was incredibly honored to receive the Outstanding Outreach Services Award on behalf of Louisville Outreach for the Unsheltered.

But the truth is, this recognition belongs just as much to every volunteer who has walked beside us in the heat, the cold, and the rain. It belongs to every donor who believed in this mission enough to support it. It belongs to our fellow advocates, community partners, collaborators, Board of Directors, and every single person who has stood with us in the work of serving our unhoused neighbors with dignity and compassion.

No one person does this work alone.

I may have accepted this award, but it represents the combined effort, sacrifice, heart, and commitment of an entire community of people who refuse to look away from those experiencing homelessness.

I am grateful beyond words to be able to represent all of you, and I will continue doing everything I can to honor the trust and support you have placed in Louisville Outreach for the Unsheltered.

Thank you to the Coalition for the Homeless for this recognition, and thank you to everyone who continues to stand with us as we work toward hope, stability, and human dignity for our neighbors.

Together, we make outreach possible.

Thank you for helping us to help others.

-David

05/13/2026

Today we celebrate something that doesn’t happen overnight.

After working through her program in Family Recovery Court, Allie graduated!! And if you know anything about FRC, you know this kind of milestone is built one day, one decision, and one hard season at a time.

Recovery capital is more than sobriety. It’s stability. Safe housing. Support systems. Parenting. Employment. Transportation. Emotional growth. Healthy relationships. Community. Learning how to keep showing up, even when life gets hard.

That’s exactly what Allie has done.

She’s quiet, humble, and never asks for attention. But she consistently shows up. And when she does speak, people listen, because her actions have already said so much.

At ChooseWell Communities, we’ve had the privilege of walking alongside Allie as she continues building a more stable and secure future for herself and her children. Recovery work is rarely loud or flashy. Most of the time, it looks like appointments kept, goals met, hard conversations, persistence, and choosing not to give up.

That kind of dedication changes families for generations.

We are proud of you, Allie. Your hard work, commitment, and steady determination matter more than words can say. Congratulations on your graduation from Family Recovery Court. 💙




GO ALLIE!

05/11/2026

What!?

We have a big announcement and it’s SUPER big!!

This amazing human celebrates TEN YEARS of continuous sobriety ‼️

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Amanda began her journey with us at the very beginning.

She’s an OG!

Lover of the universe, fantastic mother, employee, ARTIST, friend, neighbor and more.

There’s not enough room here to show our glee, so won’t YOU help us in wishing her a huge

CONGRATULATIONS!

She continues to show up for us long after her graduation.

Because she’s a strong sober parent in a community that has her back!!




Congratulations Amanda‼️ Keep shining ✨🌟✨

We cherish you!

05/10/2026

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05/10/2026

Free Rose for the first 20 customers who treat a special mom (or grandma, auntie or special person) to a Mom's Day visit to The Rosewater Bookstore. We're here until 4 today!

05/09/2026

More good news about what happens when we invest in mothers.💰

One of our ChooseWell graduates, Meredith (CWC ‘21), has earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from University of Louisville🎓

Graduation doesn’t stop for Mother’s Day. Neither does Motherhood. And neither does the need for support.

Our investment in Meredith during her first three years of recovery helped create stability for the long run. And now? Look at what she’s accomplishing‼️👏🌟

Her daughter just turned 6 years old and is growing up watching her mother keep going, keep healing, and keep reaching higher. Meredith has been working as a leader at The Healing Place Louisville AND has already been accepted into the Master’s Program at the University of Louisville’s Kent School of Social Work.✨

This is what investment looks like. In keeping families together. In community.

Navigation. Accompaniment. Cherishing.

We could not be more proud of Meredith as she continues to reach for the sky.

“Systems change when people change. And people change when they’re cherished.”
— Fr. Greg Boyle, Homeboy Industries

05/09/2026

This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating the kind of strength that changes generations. 💛

When Haylee came to ChooseWell, she had already spent a full year on the waitlist. She was doing everything she could to hold life together — working her recovery, living in sober housing, and raising 2 little boys under 5 years old. It wasn’t easy. But she kept showing up anyway.

Then one day she said:
“I think I want to go to school.”

And she did exactly that.

Fast forward two years, and Haylee has earned her Associate degrees in BOTH Radiology and Medical Assisting. 🎓 congratulations!!!

ChooseWell was honored to help provide scholarships (via your donations!) for the credentialing tests she needed along the way, but the truth is — Haylee did the work. Every single day.

She built recovery capital.
She worked a strong recovery program.
She stayed committed to her children and her future.
And today, she and her boys have a home in Crescent Hill and a future built on stability, healing, and hope.

Her children will grow up watching what resilience looks like.

This is why recovery support matters.
This is why investing in mothers matters.
And this is why families deserve communities that believe in them before the finish line is visible.

Happy Mother’s Day to every mom fighting for a better life — especially the ones doing it one day at a time. 🌷