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  • Landlords in Metro Recruited to Help House Vulnerable People, Asked to Drop Good Credit Requirement (NEWS CHANNEL 5)

    HANNAH MCDONALD (February 8th, 2022)

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — On any given night, hundreds of people in Nashville sleep on the streets.

    The city has spent thousands of dollars to get people in housing and out of encampments, and now it is asking landlords for flexibility and help too.

    "We ask that credit would never be a denial for any of our clients. We understand that people have fallen on hard times and believe in second chances," said Lizzie Goddard of the Metro Homeless Impact Division. Read more…

  • Contributor Paper Seller Lands Permanent Home (NEWS CHANNEL 5)

    ALEXANDRA KOEHN (December 9th, 2021)

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Advocates are hustling to get hundreds of people into permanent housing as federal funding from the pandemic dries up.

    Lamont is now doing the dishes in his own apartment, but it wasn't always this way. Until two weeks ago, he’d been staying in a motel through the Rapid Rehousing Initiative. It aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19 among those experiencing homelessness by getting them off the streets. As CARES Act funding is depleted, nonprofits are working to find people like Lamont a permanent home. Read more…

  • Nashville, Landlords To Partner To Reduce Homelessness (MAIN STREET NASHVILLE)

    ASHLEY PERHAM (August 27, 2021)

    Nashville officially launched the Low Barrier Housing Collective on Wednesday as a way to partner service providers with landlords to reduce Nashville’s homeless population.

    About 2,000 people are experiencing literal homelessness in Nashville each night, according to Judith Tackett with the Metro Homeless Impact Division. Tackett said this estimate is based on the narrowest definition of homelessness and includes only people in emergency shelters, cars, streets and other places not meant as living spaces. Read more…

  • Nashville Launches Low Barrier Housing Collective (PRESS RELEASE)

    Landlords needed to accept subsidies to house 200 households experiencing homelessness this year

    Nashville, Tenn. (Aug. 27, 2021) – Nashville launched a new landlord engagement initiative and set a goal to house an additional 200 households experiencing homelessness by January 2022. Read more…

  • Metro Wants To House Nearly 700 Homeless By End Of The Year (NEWS CHANNEL 5)

    KYLE HORAN (August 27, 2021)

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — About 200 emergency vouchers for Section 8 housing were approved in Metro Nashville to get homeless people into permanent housing.

    So far in 2021, the city has already housed 475 homeless people. They hope they can add 200 more to that number. However, there's an obstacle. There aren't enough landlords willing to participate in Section 8.

    So, the city is offering incentives. Read/Watch more…

  • Nashville Wants To Reward Landlords For Solving Homelessness, But Few Hear The Pitch (NPR)

    AMBRIEHL CRUTCHFIELD (AUGUST 26, 2021)

    Nashville has more federal housing vouchers on their hands than landlords willing to accept them.

    So, the city is stepping in to reward and support landlords who are willing to rent to people experiencing homelessness. Read more…