NOAN: It’s Budget Season in Nashville! Email Council members…
For a decade, faith institutions, nonprofits, and affordable housing developers have been using the Barnes Housing Trust Fund to create affordable homes in our city. From Habitat for Humanity's homeownership programs to Clark Memorial UMC's building six family homes on their property, this is a vital piece of the solution to Nashville's housing crisis.
For all of this time, NOAH’s Affordable Housing Task Force has been advocating for robust funding for the Barnes Fund. But the Barnes Fund has been at risk – last year, our city invested just half of the recommended amount. We need less than 1% of our city budget invested in housing, and our city leaders won't even give us that.
Please email your councilmembers ASAP urging them to invest at least $30 million into the Barnes Housing Trust Fund! You can reach all council members at once at councilmembers@nashville.gov.
Email Claire Hennigan (chennigan@noahtn.org) for more information.
Some upcoming NOAH events:
This Saturday, March 21, at 7:30 pm, Shawn Whitsell (NOAH community organizer) will be donating to NOAH 50% of the proceeds from his one-man show about solitary confinement titled 23/1 at the Darkhorse Theatre. Buy tickets here.
NOAH will be a co-sponsor of the No Kings III rally and march on March 28 from 10am to 1pm, starting at Wasioto Park and ending at Public Square Park. No thrones, no crowns, no kings! Make plans to be there! Register Here
On Sunday, April 12th, at 4:00 pm, NOAH's Education Task Force will be hosting a school board candidates forum, asking candidates for school board districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 to commit to justice. Location is Kairos-Ebenezer AME Church, 413 Veritas St, 37211. Register and learn more here.
On Tuesday, April 14, at 6:30 pm, NOAH will hold its monthly meeting at First UU Church. All are welcome to attend! A Zoom option will be offered.
On June 4, NOAH will hold its annual fundraising banquet, to be held again at Trevecca Nazarene University Boone Convocation Center. Save the date!
