Until now, much of the city’s approach to homelessness has been about short-term support, like emergency weather shelters or temporary transitional housing.
‘I don’t need to go any further’: One woman finds herself home
Homelessness is often the result of a culmination of several events in a person’s life. As we have heard throughout This Is Nashville‘s housing series, In My Place, people can quickly struggle to maintain stable housing when a financial, medical or personal crisis hits.
In My Place, Episode 5: Upstream homelessness prevention
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 […]
In My Place, Episode 4: The interconnectedness of health care, housing and homelessness
In this episode, we focus on the interconnectedness of health care, housing and homelessness.
Nashville homelessness down slightly in latest annual count
Slightly fewer Nashvillians were found living without permanent housing this year during an annual volunteer-led counting effort.
In My Place, Episode 3: Housing Strategies
In part three of our housing series, In My Place, we continue our discussion on what cities like Nashville can do to prevent and end homelessness while caring for our neighbors who are still unhoused.
In My Place, Episode 2: Housing First
In part two of our housing series, In My Place, we continue our discussion on what cities like Nashville can do to prevent and end homelessness while caring for our neighbors who are still unhoused.
Chef Sterling Wright’s Radical Hospitality in Action
As Nashville closes encampments, residents are finding themselves in temporary transitional housing for far longer than expected.
Gimme Shelter — in Madison!
When we think about our unhoused community, Nashville is no longer just Nashville.
Madisonians try to find home in their hometown
As Nashville closes encampments, residents are finding themselves in temporary transitional housing for far longer than expected.
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