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Council hears HMIS data: 3,821 people experienced homelessness in Nashville in February; racial disparities underscored
Summary
HMIS data presented to the Homelessness Planning Council shows 3,821 people experienced homelessness in February 2024 and 7,901 unique people over the past 12 months; presenters highlighted racial disparities in family homelessness and gaps in data coverage for some shelters and domestic-violence providers.
Hannah Cornejo Nell, the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data lead for the Office of Homeless Services, told the Homelessness Planning Council that 3,821 people experienced homelessness in Nashville in February 2024 and 7,901 unique individuals were recorded over the previous 12 months. "In February 2024, 3,821 people experienced homelessness in Nashville," she said during the council's March meeting.
Cornejo Nell said the month’s cases included 303 families and 2,608 adult-only households; 1,595 people (reported as roughly 42 percent) met the HUD definition of chronic homelessness. Of those housed in February, 173 people (81…
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