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Budget wish‑list includes restorations for Planned Parenthood, senior repairs and community legal outreach
Summary
Council members proposed restoring and increasing funding for several nonprofit programs, including reproductive health, senior home repairs, legal outreach and a youth emergency shelter; staff and council asked for budget details and confirmation of existing funding streams.
Council Member Welsh asked the committee to restore $500,000 to Planned Parenthood; she noted prior Council actions in 2022 and 2023 that appropriated and contracted previously awarded grants and said the organization provides primary care and preventive services across Tennessee. Staff in the meeting referenced two resolutions from prior years (cited in discussion as RS2022‑71734 and RS2023‑2206) showing past appropriations and a 2023 grant contract; staff confirmed the last time Metro provided funding was 2023 and that a grant contract then covered family‑planning counseling and birth‑control products.
Council Member Stiles asked to restore $50,000 to Rebuild Nashville for free home repairs for seniors; members discussed whether the organization already receives funding through MDHA or Barnes funding and whether a $1.75 million anti‑displacement line in the Unified Housing Strategy could align with this request. Administration staff (Miss Wilson) said Metro has funding streams (including MDHA partnerships and Unified Housing Strategy allocations) that could cover similar rehabilitative uses and recommended checking MDHA grant status.
Council Member Welsh asked to restore $75,000 for Tennessee Justice Center community outreach and described the current Metro allocation as insufficient to sustain the outreach program. Members said the funding helps connect residents to health coverage and other benefits.
Committee members discussed a $250,000 request for Oasis Center’s youth emergency shelter—Oasis provides trauma‑informed shelter, meals, counseling and educational services for ages 13–17 at no charge. Members said Oasis is the only emergency shelter for runaway/homeless youth in Middle Tennessee and recommended confirming program budget details before appropriation.
No formal grant awards or contract approvals occurred in the work session; council members and staff asked for further budgetary breakdowns and confirmation of overlapping funding sources (MDHA, Unified Housing Strategy, Barnes funding) before substituting or advancing line items.
