Introducing the West Louisville Vision Project

I am thrilled to be introducing the West Louisville Vision project and this blog as a way of generating conversation around critical issues and themes impacting our community. Here's a little history of the West Louisville Vision Project (WLVP). In 2006, citizens of West Louisville began meeting in communities across the city to begin conversations on what social issues matters most to the people and what can be done to address those issues. Community leaders partnered with the Center for Health Equity, led by then director Lauri Andress and Louisville's health department leader, Dr. Adouwale Troutman. It was born out of a committment to address health and social disparties in the West Louisville community and to help empower communities to participate in changing policies that affects their lives and the lives of their neighbors.

I invite you to weigh in, let you voice be known, and join in on this important conversation on how to help West Louisville continue to thrive for all its citizens and friends!