City of Knoxville
Bill Haslam, Mayor
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Tag Archives: costs

Homelessness here: a twenty-year perspective

June 26, 2008 – 10:41 am

When we say things like “Most of the homeless people in Knoxville are from around here,” or “Over a quarter of the homeless folks we’ve talked with here say they came here to look for a job,” people sometimes want to know where we get those ideas.
Dr. Roger Nooe is the leading expert on [...]

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Housing for the homeless: positive effect on property values?

March 12, 2008 – 7:34 am

We know that permanent supportive housing makes economic sense. It’s less expensive to provide a home, with support services, to a homeless person than it is to support that same person on the street. We also know it’s more humane than just making homelessness more comfortable. Check out our FAQ to learn more about why [...]

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Ten-Year Plan Shelves Parkway plans

March 6, 2008 – 10:04 am

MetroPulse reported on February 14, 2008, that the Mayors’ Office of the Ten-Year Plan was pursuing acquisition of the Parkway Hotel on Chapman Highway for development of 48 efficiency apartment units. Those apartments would have been used for permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals. A nonprofit corporation was to have been the [...]

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Mayor seeks State investment

February 13, 2008 – 3:05 pm

Mayor Bill Haslam, along with the mayors of Chattanooga, Nashville, and Memphis, has asked Governor Bredesen to consider offering some funding from the State to help in addressing the issue of chronic homelessness. You can read Tom Humphrey’s story in the News Sentinel right after you click this link.
As Mayor Haslam mentions in the article, [...]

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Local chronic homelessness cost data

January 9, 2008 – 3:12 pm

WBIR’s excellent story about Gary Waddell raised a question from a commenter at the WBIR site. I think the commenter wants to know how we know about the costs associated with chronic homelessness.
Good question. It’s very hard to nail down an airtight answer. This year, Dr. Roger Nooe will be refining the data below. [...]

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