ABOUT US

PURPOSE:

The Cheatham County Homeless Coalition is a coalition of agencies serving people experiencing or at-risk of homelessness in Cheatham County. Our goal is to network, collaborate, and examine best practices of how to assist people in need in Cheatham County.

Any stakeholder is able to attend our meetings representing the nonprofit, faith, government, and business communities. Our hope is that by bringing together a group of interested organizations, we can increase a collaborative effort to help more families, seniors, young people, and other individuals in need of supportive services, employment, and housing in Cheatham County.

The Cheatham County Homeless Coalition was formed out of a desire to create more awareness about homelessness in our county as we have seen an increase in housing insecurity amongst:

Families with minor children
Individual Adults, some of whom meet the definition of chronic homelessness, including
- Seniors
- Students who turned 18 and are still enrolled in the Cheatham County School District
- Women (and sometimes men) fleeing domestic violence
- Young adults aging out of foster care

While an increasing number of people find themselves without housing options at all, the majority of families and individuals in our county who meet the McKinney Vento definition of homelessness sleep in motels, in dilapidated housing, in abandoned buildings/garage/storage sheds, are doubled up with family or friends in a crowded situation, or couch surf moving from one place to the next. Learn more about what homelessness in Cheatham County looks like on our NEEDS page.

We hope by increasing collaboration among organizations serving Cheatham County residents, we can leverage resources and reach more Cheatham County families, seniors, young people, and other individuals in need of supportive services, employment, and housing.

Join our Cheatham County Homeless Coalition today by emailing us at CheathamHomelessCoalition@gmail.com.

OUR COALITION ADVISORY BOARD

Colby’s Army
Tackett Consulting, LLC.
Cheatham County School District

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
United Way of Greater Nashville
Cheatham County Enhancement Coalition

COALITION HISTORY

Early 2023 - The founding members decided to launch an annual campaign to raise awareness of homelessness in Cheatham County.

August 2023 - First Annual Cardboard City Awareness Campaign. Seven teams participated. It resulted in the creation of the Cheatham County Homeless Coalition Website.

April 2024 - First quarterly meeting of the Cheatham County Homeless Coalition with 20 participants to identify organizations and services available to Cheatham County residents in need.

June 2024 - Second quarterly meeting. Creation of a resource guide.

August 2024 - Third quarterly meeting. Presentation and introduction to the Central Tennessee Continuum of Care. Approximately 40 organizations are on the Cheatham County Homeless Coalition network

September 2024 - 2nd Annual Cardboard City Awareness Campaign. 17 teams participated.

November 2024 - Fourth quarterly meeting. Creation of a Point-In-Time (PIT) Count Subcommittee to coordinate with the Central Tennessee CoC.