Backside Learning Center

The Backside Learning Center is a nonprofit organization building community and enriching the lives of backside workers and families at Churchill Downs.

Since its inception, the BLC has evolved into a comprehensive resource center, providing an array of educational programming, an after school program for the children of backside workers, social services and referrals, and translation and interpretation. Of equal importance, we serve as a community center and a “home away from home” for the nearly 1,000 workers at Churchill Downs racetrack who find themselves far from family and friends.