In the first two weeks of April, Middle Tennesseans received over 160 warnings for flash floods, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
In My Place, Episode 11: Building Trust
Last month, we explored the first point of contact between people experiencing homelessness and outreach workers, service providers and the police.
A fair housing nonprofit secured upgrades at TN apartments. But federal funding cuts could stall their work.
The modifications come after Gross Residential — an Ohio-based company that develops, constructs and manages retail properties — reached a conciliation agreement with two fair housing nonprofits.
In My Place, Episode 10: The Connection
Today, we kick off the second season of In My Place by exploring what happens when providers first approach people who experience homelessness.
US Justice Department accuses six major landlords of scheming to keep rents high
While the housing crisis has been assigned several causes, including a slump in homes built over the last decade, the Justice Department’s lawsuit claims major landlords are playing a part.
‘Co-housing’ hasn’t taken off in Middle Tennessee, but it’s thriving 10 years later on this Nashville block
As demand for housing rises and loneliness rates spike, some Nashvillians are looking to innovative living situations. One such arrangement is “co-housing.”
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.
Nashville’s churches — and their land holdings — could boost affordable housing. Here’s how Metro wants to help.
The role of churches, and the land they own, are an increasing focus of Nashville’s efforts to improve housing affordability. Federal funding will help Metro take a coordinating role.
In My Place, Episode 8: The impact of homelessness on residents and business owners
Homelessness negatively impacts those who experience it as well as the cities where the unhoused are present and the neighborhoods where they build permanent structures for protection.
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