About Us
The Office of Homeless Services is Nashville’s homelessness data manager and lead in providing solutions and expertise in reducing Nashville homelessness. We manage the city’s response by serving as a central hub that collaborates with multiple community partners, coordinates services to be provided by non-profit organizations and creates solutions to help provide safe and stable living options and support for those experiencing homelessness. Though not a direct services organization, we also coordinate a community response to street homelessness through its homeless outreach team and leads efforts to continue to improve our community's Coordinated Entry System, also known as the housing pipeline.
Vision
To reduce homelessness in Nashville, using a client-centered and compassionate approach, with the help of our community partners, making homelessness a rare occurrence.
Mission
Restoring hope and dignity to our unhoused neighbors by collaborating with the community, providing a network of service providers and guiding a data driven, innovative, and trauma-informed Housing First approach, offered with a spirit of deep compassion, care and commitment.