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Learn More about the Effectiveness of Encampment Closures

By Judith Tackett | August 21, 2024

The data shows fewer than half of the people the city moved out of encampments over the past 18 months or so are in permanent housing.

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Learn More About the History of Strobel House

By Judith Tackett | August 7, 2024

Metro has officially opened the door of its first 90-unit Permanent Supportive Housing building in Downtown Nashville. This is a huge milestone that has been years in the making.

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Learn More about the Opioid Epidemic

By Judith Tackett | July 24, 2024

Davidson County had second-highest rate of overdose deaths in 2022 in cities with a population above 500K.

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Q&A with Erin Evans

By Judith Tackett | July 24, 2024

Erin Evans is a second-term council member representing District 12.

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Learn More About Homelessness Prevention

By Judith Tackett | July 10, 2024

Nashville’s homelessness population has increased by 9.3 percent over the past two years,.

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Learn More About The ALICE Threshold

By Judith Tackett | June 26, 2024

ALICE stands for Asset Limited Income Constrained, Employed, and is the acronym used by United Way organizations nationwide.

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Learn More About The Needs of the Homelessness Workforce

By Judith Tackett | June 12, 2024

What we sometimes forget is how the very workers who we expect to assist individuals and families in a housing crisis too often experience a housing crisis themselves.

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Learn More About the Radio Show ‘In My Place’

By Judith Tackett | May 29, 2024

“In My Place” aims to provide information and education on housing and homelessness with a specific focus on Nashville’s approach.

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Learn More About Guaranteed Income Programs

By Judith Tackett | May 15, 2024

Cash assistance pilot programs assess whether monthly payments to participants will help reduce their poverty and even prevent homelessness.

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Learn More About the Criminalization of Homelessness

By Judith Tackett | May 1, 2024

Oral arguments for the City of Grants Pass v. Johnson lawsuit began in the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday, April 22.

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