Nashville
Real Hope Ep. 27: Homelessness in Nashville—Featuring April Calvin from the Office of Homeless Services
LISTEN ANYWHERE YOU STREAM PODCASTS APPLE PODCASTS | AMAZON/AUDIBLE | SPOTIFY Host Glenn Cranfield has a conversation with April Calvin, Executive Director, Office of Homeless Services in Nashville. Glenn and April discuss what the Office of Homeless Services does, the goals of the OHS, and how they work with Nashville Rescue Mission on the issue…
Read MoreReal Hope Ep. 24: The New Face of Homelessness: Women and Children
LISTEN ANYWHERE YOU STREAM PODCASTS APPLE PODCASTS | AMAZON/AUDIBLE | SPOTIFY Host Glenn Cranfield has a conversation with Denise Aikoriegie, Holly Cowherd, and Jean Lazenby from Nashville Rescue Mission to discuss the new face of homelessness in Nashville—women and children. Denise, Holly, and Jean share the complex factors which lead women to come to the…
Read MoreThe Uphill Battle of Homelessness
“To be homeless you have to be creative to survive.” ~ Kateri, formerly homeless artist The uphill battle of homlessness is a cyclical pattern that seems impossible to break free from. It takes creativity, compassion and people working together to serve one another and never giving up. One segment of my interview with Nicole Minyard…
Read MoreLooking back on 2021
This past year has been unique, to say the least. As we look to turn the page into 2022, I wanted to use this space to remember where we’ve been over the past 12 months. Time flies by so fast, I find if I don’t stop and reflect then the little moments that make up…
Read MoreThe Impact of Gentrification in Nashville
Over the last decade, I’ve seen a dramatic draw toward Nashville with over 30,000 moving here in one year. That’s 82 people per day, bringing Nashville to a population of 1.8 million. This make our city one of the fastest-growing areas in the U.S! They come for the music scene, rolling green hills, and a…
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