In My Place, Episode 9: Solutions

Over the course of our nine-part series, we’ve explored the interconnectedness of housing and homelessness. Today, on the last episode of In My Place, we summarize and ask our guests “next step” questions.

What does it take to build an efficient homelessness response system? What next steps are needed to address the affordability crisis and implement solutions? Does society have the tools necessary to end homelessness in Nashville and nationwide?

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 and was produced by Judy Tackett and Tasha A.F. Lemley.

Today’s guests:

Ann Oliva | CEO, National Alliance to End Homelessness
Brain Haile | CEO, Neighborhood Health
Shawn Lesley | Vendor, The Contributor
Jamie Berry | Chief of Staff, Metropolitan Development and Housing Authority
Deirdre Nicole Childress | Guest Commentator; Director of Communications, Director of Trauma Services, Director of Case Management, Gideon’s Army

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
• Episode 5: Upstream homelessness prevention
• Episode 6: Hidden Homelessness
• Episode 7: Permanent supportive housing
• Episode 8: The Impact of Homelessness on Residents and Business Owners