On Monday, February 27, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and officials from Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, KentuckianaWorks, Louisville Metro Department of Corrections and the Office for Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods announced new grant funding for The Spot: Young Adult Opportunity Campus during a press conference at the Spot’s main office at 800 West Chestnut Street in Louisville.

The Spot offers free career resources for young adults ages 16-24 in the Louisville area. Mayor Greenberg announced a $700,000 grant to continue and enhance those services for Louisville-area youths. During the press conference, program participants shared their success stories.

To learn more about the Spot or the new grant, watch these recent news segments, including a WHAS Great Day Live segment with Rosell Hamilton, the director of young adult services for Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, and Lada Gasparac, the senior director of young adult programs for KentuckianaWorks (pictured):