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Q&A with Esarrah Hopkins
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Esarrah Hopkins serves as the operations and health equity manager of Black Mental Health Village.
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Learn More About Homelessness and Mental Health
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“When you are in survival mode 24/7 for months or years, the likelihood of developing mental health issues is extremely high — if not to say likely.”
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Learn More About Why We Need Social Housing
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“The biggest affordability issue in this country is a lack of a living minimum wage combined with a lack of access to affordable housing.”
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Q&A with Stephen Watts
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Stephen Watts, 29, is a young Millennial with a Gen Z sensibility. Watts has an intersectional view of how his generation works in social justice and advocacy.
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Q&A with Aftyn Behn
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State Representative Aftyn Behn made a national splash when she ran as a Democrat in the 2025 special election for Congressional District 7, and drew attention to Tennessee for being a viable candidate in a deeply red state.
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Learn More About How The Contributor Helps End Homelessness
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The Contributor is a nonprofit offering wraparound services and vendor-focused programming, all designed to bring our community together to make homelessness a brief, rare occurrence.
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Learn More About Human Trafficking and Homelessness
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Metro’s Office of Family Safety defines human trafficking the following way: “Human trafficking happens when one person uses or exploits another person for their own personal gain.”
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Q&A with Tasha Kennard
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When Tasha Kennard became the CEO of Thistle Farms in 2022, she was looking for a change of pace.
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Gadd: ‘Strong communities are built through participation’
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First-term Councilmember Brenda Gadd was elected in 2023 and represents District 24.
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Learn More About the Nonprofit Industrial Complex: Part 2
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We have to recognize that there is a vast difference amongst nonprofit organizations, and their funding mechanisms are extremely diverse.