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Budget Series – Part I
Did you know that everyday people like you can also use your voice and power to influence the city’s budget?
FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY EXPANSION
We fought AND WON a Moral Budget in Nashville that funds our schools, builds our infrastructure and invests in our people.
2023 YEAR IN REVIEW
This year, we called out challenges and issues, while strengthening our internal and external systems to amplify opportunities and solutions. But we didn’t do it alone.
Part 8 – More Real People, Real Stories
Many people see homelessness as a problem for individuals, however, there are many families struggling to find and maintain housing. Dubbed as hidden homelessness, it is often more challenging to resolve than individual homelessness.
Part 7 – Real People, Real Housing Stories: Hannah
While the idea of homeownership is something Hannah desires, it unfortunately seems out of reach, “I think about trying to buy a house, but I work hourly jobs.” Planning for a home would mean she’d have to drastically alter her other high-priority expenses, such as selling her car or unenrolling from health insurance to cut expenses.
Part 6 – The Real People of Nashville’s Housing Crisis
The housing crisis is not a priority in Nashville and that’s what sickens me…but we’re getting new stadiums, bars, upgrades to Broadway, and tall & skinnies.
Part 5: Affordable Housing 101: Affordable for whom?!
According to the Metro Nashville Human Relations Commission, nearly 70% of Nashville residents fall into affordable or workforce housing.
Part 4 – Nashville Planning Department: We asked. You answered.
Housing discrimination and affordable housing are connected because when people are discriminated against by powerful systems, those same systems continue to perpetuate harm in other ways including education, finance, and healthcare.