The Office of Homeless Services manages a network of service providers across Nashville who meet the needs of those who are experiencing homelessness in the areas of mental health, addiction support, veterans and much more.
While the Office of Homeless Services is not a direct services department, the service providers are connected to those who need wraparound or support services. Studies show about 90 percent of those housed from the street into permanent housing options with “Housing First” supportive services remained housed.
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- Mental Health Cooperative: 615-726-0125
- Neighborhood Health: 615-227-3000
- Free legal help
Interim Housing Request for Proposals
The Office of Homeless Services has released an Interim Housing Provider Questionnaire to gauge interest, measure capacity, and ascertain the ability to provide case management, resource referral, and housing navigation for 80 to 120 residents of interim housing. This includes the provision of outreach to encampments selected by the CoC Prioritization Team for a housing surge, as well as the onboarding of the encampment residents into interim housing at site(s) specified by OHS. This organization will also be responsible for housing navigation services for these residents, as the ultimate goal is to assist these individuals in obtaining permanent housing. Integral to the successful transition of these individuals to permanent housing is the coordination between service providers and the responsibility will be on this provider to initiate and maintain communication with the Supportive Services providers, connect the clients to the appropriate supportive service provider with a warm handoff, comprehensively update HMIS during this process, educate the client regarding all things related to their specific PSH arrangements, and to also connect them to the appropriate community resources in accordance with principles of Housing First and trauma-informed care.
Organizations interested in providing Interim Housing should complete the Interim Housing Provider Questionnaire and email it to [email protected]. The deadline to submit responses to the questionnaire is December 6, 2024.