News
Safe Streets Can’t Come Soon Enough
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Metro and Mayor Freddie O’Connell have been promoting a Vision Zero goal to eliminate fatalities and injuries on the roads in Nashville, but advocates have called for the city to move faster.
Features
Summer Reading
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As is our annual tradition, The Contributor brings you our annual list of books that can take you somewhere the algorithm might not allow.
News
They Were Promised Apartments, They Got Evictions.
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Two years ago, Metro Nashville’s Office of Homeless Services promised “Carrie” and her partner “Greg” housing. What came instead of stable housing were evictions, lost documents and a return to the woods.
Features
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.”
News
Nashville Humane Association Celebrates 80 Years
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“When we help people, we help pets stay in their homes”
Features
A Growing Legacy
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How the first Black Girl Scout leader in Nashville’s work continues through Camp Holloway
News
All Sorts Lobby fills gaps by providing space for community
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Helpers: This is the first in a series about people pitching in for their neighbors, friends and community in ways big and small.
Column
How to Challenge Government
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It feels like the War on Poverty, which was launched in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act has turned into a War on the Poor. In early January, the Trump Administration announced the cut of $2 billion in grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which falls under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Due to a national public outcry, the administration reversed the grant cuts within hours. At local levels the damage was already done. Chaos was created among providers, and I have even heard of some agencies in Middle Tennessee that had already announced that grant-funded staff would be let go.