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Learn More About the 211 Helpline

By Judith Tackett | April 17, 2024

Housing, food and utilities are the top three categories for requests received by our local 211 phone line in 2023.

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Learn More About Low-Income Housing Needs

By Judith Tackett | March 13, 2024

Nationwide, about half of renters were cost-burdened in 2022, meaning they spent more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities

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Learn More About How Nashville Increased

By Judith Tackett | February 28, 2024

Nashville received a record $9.7 million in Continuum of Care (CoC) funding this year.

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Learn More About Housing 123 Families in 100 Days

By Judith Tackett | January 31, 2024

In total, 123 families were housed between Aug. 28 and Dec. 9, announced Safe Haven Family Shelter, which co-lead the 100 Day Challenge with United Way of Greater Nashville.

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Learn More About How Metro Spends $50 million to Reduce Homelessness

By Judith Tackett | January 17, 2024

In October 2022, Metro Council approved $50 million in one-time federal ARPA funds to address homelessness.

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Learn More About Senior Homelessness

By Judith Tackett | January 3, 2024

Nationwide senior homelessness is on the rise. And the United States seems ill-equipped to deal with the special needs of aging adults experiencing homelessness.

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Learn More About Medicaid Expansion

By Judith Tackett | December 20, 2023

How expanding Medicaid helps solve homelessness.

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Learn More About the Intersection of Transit and Homelessness

By Judith Tackett | November 22, 2023

Transportation is essential to access stable employment, health care, child care, education, etc.

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Learn More about Medicaid Expansion and Homelessness

By Judith Tackett | November 8, 2023

Tennessee is among the 10 states where an estimated 2.3 million people would gain health coverage in 2024 if they expanded Medicaid eligibility.

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Learn More about the Nashville-Davidson County Continuum of Care Strategic Plan 2023-2026

By Judith Tackett | October 25, 2023

The Continuum of Care’s Homelessness Planning Council (HPC) adopted a newly updated three-year Strategic Plan at its September meeting.

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