tent city

As I watch the campaigns of Obama and McCain play out, I can't help but remember those fateful words uttered by Reagan that devastated Jimmy Carter in the 1980 run for the White House:

As is the closing of Tent City.  While Room in the Inn may provide at least evening respite from the
street for a few of those being displaced by the closing, their pets will be

As I've mentioned here previously, we've been prepping to implement the citywide survey in early November, having rolled out a trial effort at Tent City.  We are currently working with what we're calling the "Tent City 10," ten of the most vulnerable residents of the camp, and expect to mak

I attended a major policy meeting today that addressed Park Center's implementation of the Vulnerability Index as our primary method of performing outreach.  A number of heavy hitters were in attendance and Becky Kanis, who flew in from New York to discuss the efficacy of the effort, wowed them with the amazing success rates of this approach.

Homelessness kills, in ways some of us might never even imagine....

You'd better believe it can happen close to home, maybe even to you.  At a time when we need them more than ever, why on earth would our own city be actively working to close them down instead of regulating and working to improve them?To that end, we've made significant progress at Nashville's o

"but also sharing God's concern for them by joining some of Nashville's homeless population on the streets for the night."

Wow. A sort of "Christban" Plunge. Cool.....

Don Aaron is right; everyone is working to do the right thing. It is simply a matter of perspective as to what that "right thing" should be.