Homelessness has significantly increased over the past two years nationally — and locally. Many cities, including Nashville, are examining what Upstream Homelessness Prevention looks like. In today’s episode, we look at a homelessness prevention model in Santa Clara County and explore what Nashville is doing about early intervention initiatives to keep families and individuals in housing.
In My Place educates listeners on what cities like Nashville can do to prevent and end homelessness — while caring for our neighbors who are still unhoused. We talk to national and local guests about everything from best practices to worst failures and hear from people who intimately know the complexities of having nowhere to go. This show highlights how affordable housing affects each of us even if we think it doesn’t.
This series was created thanks in part to support from Pinnacle Financial Partners!
This episode was produced by Judy Tackett and Tasha A.F. Lemley.
Today’s guests:
Chad Bojorquez | Chief Program Officer, Destination Home
Elizabeth “Liz” Leiserson | Eviction Right to Counsel Project Director, Legal Aid Society
Mary Katherine Rand | executive director, Mary Parrish Center
Julie Yriart | Eviction Right to Counsel Project Director, Nashville Hispanic Bar Association
MelonyeRae Athey | Family Coach at Catholic Charities
Further in:
• Overview Episode of In My Place
• Episode 1: Homelessness Facts and Faces
• Episode 2: Housing First
• Episode 3: Housing Strategies
• Episode 4: The interconnectedness of health care, housing and homelessness
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