Community Benefits Through Strategic Partnerships
MSD spends millions of dollars each year building and maintaining the infrastructure to provide wastewater treatment, storm drainage, and flood protection. Our Community Benefits & Strategic Partnerships division exists to help deliver social impacts beyond those immediate capital and maintenance projects.
MISSION
Ensure that large scale MSD construction and professional services contracting is leveraged to deliver positive economic, environmental, and social impacts for residents of our service area. The mission is accomplished through the following initiatives.
Community Benefits Program
Firms contracting with MSD are encouraged to assist nonprofit activity in the community through workforce development, education, financial or in-kind contributions, volunteering and more. The goal is to continually increase health, equity, and sustainability throughout our community.
Community Success Stories
Workforce Development & Local Labor
MSD partners with workforce development agencies across the community to ensure individuals are trained and prepared for the job opportunities presented by our capital investment activity, internal personnel needs, and the personnel needs of our contractors. These agencies include:
- Jefferson County Public Schools
- Louisville Urban League
- Jefferson Community & Technical College
Strategic Partnerships
Louisville MSD believes in lifting up the great work of nonprofit organizations and schools that support shared education, environmental stewardship, workforce development, and economic goals in the following areas.
- STEM Education
- Workforce Development: removing employment barriers, providing training in soft skills, internships, and on-the-job training
- Environmental Stewardship in support of clean waterways
- Economic Development: promoting local small businesses, providing mentoring programs, and informational classes such as bid estimating and proposal writing
Apply for Community Partnership assistance.
