Since 2018, we’ve been empowering the most vulnerable communities in Louisville to not just survive but thrive. Through a 360º holistic approach, we serve individuals and families with financial education and youth violence intervention programs.
A Hand Up Community Resource Center is a faith-based nonprofit dedicated to bridging the gap for individuals facing economic challenges by providing vital resources and financial education to enhance their standard of living both today and tomorrow.
Through our programs, we strive to instill hope, offer tangible assistance, and provide essential tools for individuals to lead secure and fulfilling lives.
While serving the community, meeting emergency financial needs, and providing food and PPE supplies, we observed patterns of poverty prevalent in specific zip codes in our city.
These cycles of poverty and crime were even more pervasive in marginalized communities where the focus was just on making ends meet, striving and not thriving.
It was at this crossroad that we decided to shift our focus and begin to offer comprehensive financial education and empowerment programs specifically to the residents of west Louisville.
A Hand Up is led by its dedicated Founder and Executive Director, Chandra Stroud.
Emily Goodlett
Vice Chair Old National Bank, Community Banking Market Service Leader
Elizabeth Wiseman
Treasurer
Boyd Company, Auditing Services Manager
Joe Desensi
Educational Directions, Owner
Nika Rozier
Starks Realty, Realtor
Cynthia Taylor
Seven Counties Services, Comprehensive Life Skills Worker
Derek Bonifer
Baird Trust Company, Senior Vice President Portfolio Management
Todd Bond
My Turnkey Title and Escrow, Marketing and Closing Coordinator
We embrace a holistic, 360-degree approach to uplift individuals in marginalized communities to break down barriers people face in participating in our programs.
To do so, we uniquely integrate financial education and mental health support for adults and youth.
We offer violence prevention programming. We also provide nutritional education for our youth, highlighting specific strategies to combat crime traps and promote healthy eating, to reduce the prevalence of specific diseases related to poor eating habits.
This approach allows us to empower individuals to begin to question and challenge poverty by getting information and individualized support to build a stronger family and community.
, regardless of gender, race, or economic disposition, should have equal access to life’s fundamental necessities 
such as education, employment and housing, and food. Our primary goal 
is to instill hope and offer assistance by connecting individuals 
with the essential resources they need to lead secure and fulfilling lives. 
A Hand Up is based in West Louisville and deeply committed to serving all of Louisville. We meet people where they are, ensuring our services are available to those who need them most.
Although our work started in West Louisville, we have expanded our reach to include other neighborhoods in Louisville. We remain very committed to making available financial support and education for those who have fallen through the cracks struggling to make ends meet.
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