Welcome back to our second season of In My Place. This special series educates listeners on what communities like Nashville can do to prevent and end homelessness — while caring for our neighbors who are still unhoused.
In our last episode, we discussed how providers support folks in limbo while they’re waiting on application responses and hear how people cope in this liminal space.
Tasha A.F. Lemley Jesse Call (L), resident care manager, and his client Kipp Oschner outside Kipp’s tiny home at The Village at Glencliff
In this episode, our guests fill us in on what happens when the paperwork finally comes through and puzzle pieces start building a hopeful picture.
Over the course of nine monthly episodes, we’re learning what it feels like to access services and weave through our local homelessness and healthcare systems. And we’re discussing what services work, what resources are missing, and what ideas our guests have for improvement.
This series was created thanks in part to support from Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and was produced by Judith Tackett.
Guests:
- Alyssa Fernandez, director of permanent housing, Oasis Center
- Abdikadir Mohamed, Senior Rapid Rehousing Case Manager, Safe Haven Family Shelter
- Brandon Battle, housing stability guide, The Contributor
- Kipp Ochsner, resident at The Village at Glencliff
- Jesse Call, resident care manager at The Village at Glencliff
- Linda Bailey, co-editor of The Contributor
Further listening:
- Overview episode of In My Place
- Listen to all episodes at the In My Place page on the WPLN website or as a podcast on Apple, Spotify and more.
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