help us ChooseWell for another decade

When ChooseWell Communities was founded in 2014, we couldn’t fathom the impact it would make in the lives of some of Louisville’s most vulnerable citizens.  We certainly didn’t predict the substantial imprint those citizens and their families would have on our dedicated staff, our Board of Directors, friends, and supporters of CWC.  We are privileged to have been invited into our participants’ lives, to explore the gaps, needs, and “recovery capital” required to maintain long-term sobriety. 

We are the only organization in Louisville providing access to long-term, permanent housing suitable for families with young children, coupled with recovery-focused coaching and support for more than three years. By keeping families together, CWC addresses a leading cause of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) with an effective, upstream response to the growing number of Kentucky children whose lives are altered by a parent’s addiction. 

Thanks to your generosity over the last ten years, ChooseWell Communities’ families have passed some incredible milestones:

• 31 CWC Graduates have exceeded the outcomes they envisioned when they entered CWC’s multi-year program of support and accountability.

• 69 children have been reunited with and/or remain safely in the custody of  their parents.

• 49 formerly housing-insecure families are currently anchored in safe, permanent homes.

• Four of CWC’s 6 paid staff are graduates of CWC’s multi-year program.

• 50% of CWC Graduates have achieved certification as a Peer Support Specialist and are now working in the field of recovery.

• In 2023, CWC welcomed its first single fathers into the program. Currently, there are 5 dads preparing to reunite with their children.

• An additional 47 families who did not meet CWC’s eligibility requirements have received programming support and essential services through CWC.

To learn more about our impact, please click here or email us any time with questions - info@Choose-Well.org.