About Us

The Key Alliance is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds to end homelessness in Nashville. We are partnering with the Metropolitan Homelessness Commission to help implement permanent solutions to homelessness as described in the city's 10 Year Plan to end chronic homelessness and reduce overall homelessness in Nashville by 2015.

To do so, The Key Alliance builds strategic partnerships with corporations, foundations, service providers, community leaders, faith-based organizations, and government agencies. No one entity can end homelessness. The Key Alliance operates under a board that raises and allocates the money needed to implement permanent solutions to homelessness. The forming of The Key Alliance, building key collaborations and promoting sustainable solutions will reshape Nashville's approach to solving homelessness.

Housing First

Housing First is a nationally recognized program that moves homeless individuals and families directly from the street into permanent housing where they receive intensive case management. Once stabilized in housing, an individual or family works closely with a case manager on issues related to mental health, addictions and/or physical limitations. The goal is to move people toward self-sufficiency. The costs of health care (including ER visits and medical detox), jail time, court and other services diminish quickly when a person is no longer attempting to survive on the streets. Housing First differs from the traditional approach of trying to stabilize homeless individuals while they are still without a permanent home.

The Housing First Formula of Success is:

Housing + Case Management + Income = Reduction in Homelessness

A report by CBS News explains how Housing First works. Click here to watch the video (one commercial will run prior to the video).

 

Vision Statement

The Key Alliance's vision is to end homelessness in Nashville.

Mission Statement

The Key Alliance raises awareness and resources to assist with the implementation of the city's plan to end chronic homelessness and reduce overall homelessness in Nashville. Through collaboration, The Key Alliance is reshaping Nashville's approach to housing, case management and prevention services.

Core Values

  1. Housing is a basic human right.
  2. We believe in long-term solutions rather than band-aids.
  3. No one entity can end homelessness, but through collaborations we can end chronic homelessness and reduce overall homelessness. 

 
 
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The Key Alliance is a
501(c)3 nonprofit organization that partners with the Metropolitan Homelessness Commission to bring together the community to collaborate around permanent solutions to homelessness in Nashville.
 

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Upcoming Events:

Project Arts Connect runs through March 2
Project Arts Connect is a event hosted by the Metro Arts Commission and The Key Alliance who are collaborating with The Contributor newspaper and Room In The Inn to exhibit artwork by Nashville artists who have been affected by homelessness. The show is exhibited at the Metro Arts Gallery, on the 4th floor of the Metro Office Building, 800 Second Ave. South. The exhibit is free and open to the public and will run through March 2.

Project Homeless Connect on March 28
The Key Alliance is partnering with the Metropolitan Homelessness Commission to host the fourth annual Project Homeless Connect event on March 28, 2012, at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. We are seeking 500 volunteers. To volunteer, please sign up at Hands on Nashville.

Run for the Homeless on May 12
The second annual Run for the Homeless, a 5K walk/run through Downtown Nashville will take place on May 12, 2012. Stay tuned for more details.

Community Calendar
The Key Alliance hosts a new feature on its Website: A Community Calendar (view tab on the left). Service providers are invited to email details of their events and happenings they would like to be listed on our Community Calendar to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Contributor goes to twice monthly
On Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, The Contributor, Nashville's successful street newspaper, will publish two issues per month. "In a time when print media is on the decline, street newspapers all around the world have seen major increases in distribution. The Contributor, now the highest-distributing street newspaper in North America, is a leader in the global street newspaper movement’s success. Thanks to the hard work and determination of its vendors and staff, as well as the generosity of its donors, The Contributor has grown exponentially over the last two years, enabling approximately one-third of the paper’s vendors to earn enough money to obtain housing." - Andrew Krinks, The Contributor's editor, in a recent press release.

Volunteer Award
The Key Alliance is proud to announce that our volunteer, Ben Morton, was honored with the Phyllis M. Frank Volunteer Award by the Nashville Coaltion for the Homeless for his outstanding efforts to help the local homeless community. Read the press release here.

New initiative launched called Adopt A Unit
The Key Alliance, in partnership with the Metropolitan Homelessness Commission, has launched a new program called Adopt A Unit that invites congregations to help formerly homeless individuals establish a household.
For more information, click here.

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The next MHC meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 2, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.  in the Sonny West Conference Room of the Howard Office Building (Fulton Complex), 700 Second Ave. South.

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A Summary Report of the Committee on Police/Homeless Issues of the MHC is posted here.

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Adopt A Meter Program

The Key Alliance has partnered with NashVitality to promote its Adopt A Meter program.
The program places refurbished "parking" meters in high foot traffic areas Downtown. All change collected will benefit homeless outreach with the goal to place people into Housing First. For a $1,000 sponsorship, contact Clifton Harris at 862-6401 or email him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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The Key Alliance launched a Speaker's Bureau program. We are available to speak to groups larger than 10 members including businesses, neighborhood associations, civic groups and congregations.

Contact Judy Tackett at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to set up YOUR meeting.

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To date the Metropolitan Homelessness Commission and MDHA have been able to connect 37 homeless individuals who lost everything in the May floods with Section 8 Housing vouchers. The Homelessness Commission has closed the program. All Section 8 Voucher applicants have to go through MDHA's Secion 8 Office at 620 Dew Street.

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If you would like to be included on our volunteer e-mail list for special events and other opportunities, or sign up for our newsletter, please contact Judy Tackett at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For media inquiries
call Judy Tackett at 517-7000.