Adopt a Park
Adopt a Park is held in Douglass and Valley Parks during Spring Break week and Valley Park during the summers. Each day is sponsored by an organization that provides fun and safe activities for kids.
Community Partners Meetings
Community Partners meetings are held in the Cardinal Valley, Gainesway, and the East/West Ends of Lexington. The meetings are held to find creative ways to help youth and their families. Meetings are held bi-monthly and attended by people who love, live in, and serve these areas. Participants include, the faith community, schools, universities, agencies, and many more organizations.
I DO Initiative
I DO is a partnership made up of leaders with the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, Fayette County Public Schools, the faith community, universities, agencies, organizations, and neighborhood associations to:
- Identifying Opportunities
- Developing Relationships
- Organizing Partnerships
Metro C.A.T.S.
Metro C.A.T.S. (Computer Access To Succeed) is a partnership between Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, Metronet, University of Kentucky, and Fayette County Public Schools. It is a computer literacy program for low-income, at-risk youth, to have access to coding workshops, job training, skill building, and hardware so that they have exposure to new interests that give them a competitive edge. It is held at the Charles Young Center located at 540 East Third Street, Lexington, KY 40508 each Fall Semester.
Summer Youth Job Training Program
The Summer Youth Job Training Program provides workforce training opportunities for Lexington's youth who are rising 10th, 11th, and 12th grade high school students by teaming with Lexington's businesses and nonprofit community. Youth workers work part-time for six weeks of the summer. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government funds student salaries. To prepare for their work assignments, students attend skill sessions that focus on financial literacy, work etiquette, and safety.
