Vendor Spotlights
Jamie W. on gratitude, making top seller, and going through hell with her husband and five cats
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“Before my injury, I was so independent. I could go wherever without having to have help,” Jamie said.
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“Before my injury, I was so independent. I could go wherever without having to have help,” Jamie said.
Michael G. grew up on pulpy horror movies and offbeat fiction. But over the years, he’s found that weird stories followed him as often as he followed them.
“There’s waiting lists on everything,” Michael said. “Even when you go to the doctor, you’re waiting.”
Individual care was the backbone of a citywide response to the harsh weather conditions in January.
“I was first homeless here back in 2009 … I said, ‘God, please give me a house.’ When He gave me a place, I thanked God for it.”
Contributor Vendor Shameka just moved into her new apartment and reflects on what it took to get there.
For six years in a row, Donelson Cafe & Catering extended the communal spirit of Thanksgiving dinner tradition to the larger Nashville community.
“I’ve worked other jobs; I dishwashed, I worked at a hospital, I’ve loaded trucks, I’ve done all that. But I found peace being at The Contributor.”
There’s so much I’ve done in my life, I don’t regret none of it. I can honestly say when I die, I want them to put on my tombstone, ‘it’s been one hell of a ride.’”
Nashville Launch Pad aims to shelter, house homeless queer youth with new Mobile Housing Navigation Center.