We offer a limited amount of specialized housing for the following groups:

• Single adults who are homeless*
• Single adults who are chronically homeless**
• Households in which all members are homeless* and at least one member has a documented mental illness, physical disability, or developmental disability
• Households in which all members are homeless* and at least one member is in recovery from drug and/or alcohol addiction (Journeys of Hope)
• Households in which one or more members is documented as HIV-positive
• People who are deaf or hard of hearing

For more information or to set up an application appointment, please call (615) 726-2696, ext. 110, 116, or 133 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.   Appointments are available Tuesday and Thursday.  Applicants for Journeys of Hope (homeless and in recovery from drug and/or alcohol addiction) should call our addictions specialist at (615) 726-2696, ext. 121.

*Homeless is defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as:

1. an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and
2. an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is -

A. a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill);
B. an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or
C. a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

One exception: the term "homeless" or "homeless individual" does not include any individual imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to an Act of the Congress or a State law.

**Chronically homeless is defined by the federal government as either:

• An unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition who has been continuously homeless for a year or more, OR
• An unaccompanied individual with a disabling condition who has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years.

Equal Housing Opportunity

We do business in accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Law.  It is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.  If you feel you have been discriminated against, you may file a complaint by calling 1-800-669-9777 (toll free) or 1-800-927-9275 (TTY).