In My Place, Episode 16: We’re homeward bound!

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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 heard about how last-minute hurdles can stand in the way of an apartment.

Today, we’re going home.

We’re going to hear what it’s like to finally open that door, what it takes to get set up, and how people who’ve been in and out of housing need something different from those who have resources more readily available.

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:

• Sarah Champion, housing stability guide for The Contributor & co-director for The Beat
• Andrew Terry IV, program operations team lead with The Contributor
• Billy Warner, case navigator, certified peer recovery specialist with Community Care Fellowship
• Jonquil Stewart, expert through experience
• Lisa Abell, vendor with The Contributor

Further listening:

• Overview episode of In My Place
• Listen to all episodes at the In My Place page or as a podcast on Apple, Spotify and more.