Newspaper
We print a bi-weekly, social justice, hyperlocal newspaper prioritizing features surrounding homelessness and telling the stories of our Contributor vendors. We also encourage and pay our vendors cash for articles, poems and artwork they submit. In 2022, we paid out over $10,000 for vendor submissions.
Vendor paper sales program
People experiencing homelessness receive training, support, incentives and gear as they grow their own microbusinesses. Unlike panhandling, A vendor’s paper purchases are tracked in our database, becoming legitimate income, and can be used for subsidized and traditional housing applications. Our offices are open 6 days a week for vendors to replenish their supply, discuss concerns, have a friendly chat, or grab some hot lunch. Bi-weekly paper release meetings serve hot breakfast, offer valuable services (flu shots, housing navigation, health insurance information etc.) and establish a strong sense of community. In the last 12 years, vendors have earned over $18,000,000 and have become Contributors to the Middle Tennessee economy.
C.O.V.E.R. Housing Navigation program
(Creating Opportunities for Vendor Engagement/Entrepreneurship and Residency)
Participants receive assistance obtaining the three documents you must have to gain traditional employment or housing: Birth Certificate, State ID, and Social Security cards. Participants do not need to be apart of our paper sales program, though it is exponential improves their chances of keeping housing if they have no other employment.
An onsite Housing Navigator submits their applications to housing resources, food stamps, and health insurance.
Partnerships with local businesses provide alternative job opportunities and traditional employment.
70% of our six-month tenured vendors obtain housing.
Where to Turn guide
We sponsor a resource guide with listings for Where to Turn in Nashville for help with food/housing/mental health/ addiction/ and medical treatment. We distribute this guide to churches, police stations, and other nonprofit and public offices.
We print a bi-weekly, social justice, hyperlocal newspaper prioritizing features surrounding homelessness and telling the stories of our Contributor vendors. We also encourage and pay our vendors cash for articles, poems and artwork they submit. In 2022, we paid out over $10,000 for vendor submissions.
Vendor paper sales program
People experiencing homelessness receive training, support, incentives and gear as they grow their own microbusinesses. Unlike panhandling, A vendor’s paper purchases are tracked in our database, becoming legitimate income, and can be used for subsidized and traditional housing applications. Our offices are open 6 days a week for vendors to replenish their supply, discuss concerns, have a friendly chat, or grab some hot lunch. Bi-weekly paper release meetings serve hot breakfast, offer valuable services (flu shots, housing navigation, health insurance information etc.) and establish a strong sense of community. In the last 12 years, vendors have earned over $18,000,000 and have become Contributors to the Middle Tennessee economy.
C.O.V.E.R. Housing Navigation program
(Creating Opportunities for Vendor Engagement/Entrepreneurship and Residency)
Participants receive assistance obtaining the three documents you must have to gain traditional employment or housing: Birth Certificate, State ID, and Social Security cards. Participants do not need to be apart of our paper sales program, though it is exponential improves their chances of keeping housing if they have no other employment.
An onsite Housing Navigator submits their applications to housing resources, food stamps, and health insurance.
Partnerships with local businesses provide alternative job opportunities and traditional employment.
70% of our six-month tenured vendors obtain housing.
Where to Turn guide
We sponsor a resource guide with listings for Where to Turn in Nashville for help with food/housing/mental health/ addiction/ and medical treatment. We distribute this guide to churches, police stations, and other nonprofit and public offices.