[3] The Council organization by the 1960s included a Board of Directors made up of the chairpersons of eleven standing committees and of representatives from each of the seven districts in the West End.
A grant from the United Church of Christ and funding from the federal Head Start Program allowed the Council to begin holding neighborhood festivals to celebrate local talent.
The WECC helped raise the visibility of issues involving the desegregation of housing and schools, the need for urban renewal and a cleaner environment.
[4] This initiative promoted voter registration efforts, improved[clarification needed] zoning laws, better street maintenance, the formation of block clubs and programs for community youth.
WECC members organized other grassroots groups such as Community Action on Metropolitan Problems (improved police protection), the Public Housing Tenant Association, and the West Louisville Cooperative Ministry.
The women of the Louisville West End Community Council strived for open housing in a more peaceful fashion when they worked for equal garbage pickup in black neighborhoods, as well as the placement of traffic lights in those areas.
With the West End Community Council's work towards open housing, the goal was to bridge the gap so that the African Americans who could afford certain homes could actually purchase them without the scare tactics of white segregationists.
For example, Leo Lesser Jr.,[7] who was executive director of the West End Community Council was inducted into the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Hall of Fame in 2010.