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Hey Nashville.
I’m excited to share our new newsletter with you.
Each month, my office will send just a snapshot of the exciting things happening at City Hall and across Nashville’s dynamic neighborhoods.
I hope this will be informative, engaging, useful and encourage more folks to get involved with their local communities.
As always, if we can be helpful, don’t hesitate to contact us at this link!
All the best,
John Cooper
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 Marking three years in office, Mayor Cooper released the latest update to his administration’s Commitment Tracker. The document tracks progress on 51 commitments made by Mayor Cooper during the 2019 mayoral campaign that serve as the foundation for his agenda as Mayor.
Entering into his fourth year in office, he has met or is in progress of meeting 47 out of his 51 commitments.
“Transparency and accountability are at the heart of any effective, responsible government, and by publishing my commitments and keeping the public apprised of our progress, I hope to establish a new standard for how Nashvillians can evaluate how their elected officials are serving them. I’m proud of the progress we’ve made as a city – moving forward on key issues despite facing multiple crises – and recognize the important work ahead to make Nashville a city that works for everyone.”
- Mayor John Cooper
Linked here is a summary of all 51 commitments and their current status, followed by a more detail breakdown of each with additional data and context.
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 Mayor Cooper's $50 million “Housing First” plan to address homelessness in Nashville was approved by Metro Council on October 4th. Mayor Cooper released a statement after its passage:
- “I am grateful to Council for overwhelmingly approving my $50 million plan to get our most vulnerable off the streets and into the stable housing. Homelessness is a decades-old challenge for Nashville, and I believe the size, scope and sophistication of this plan meets the magnitude of the problem.
- “We have worked closely with national experts to carefully design a strategy based on a proven model that ramps up our ability to provide temporary housing, creates permanent supportive housing, and provides services like mental health care and addiction counseling to keep folks housed and safe.
- “I want to thank the Homelessness Planning Council and the dozens of non-profit and community organizations throughout the city for their tireless work that has led us to this point. This is an enormous step for Nashville in our shared goal of becoming a city that works for every resident in every neighborhood.”
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 In August 2022, the Mayor’s Office launched “Know Your Nashville” - an outreach campaign designed to facilitate and establish greater connections between Nashville’s young residents and local government. The campaign is led by Tiara Thomas, Outreach Liaison, who is tasked with offering valuable information and resources provided by the mayor’s office, fostering new pathways for engagement and growing constituent connection.
The program features college students from various Nashville institutions. Each student ambassador will help connect young residents to local government through social media platforms and participate in a young resident focus group with Mayor Cooper.
The inaugural cohort of the Ambassador Program will run from October 31st to December 16th.
For more information on the Know Your Nashville Ambassador Program, visit nashville.gov/mayor or contact Tiara Thomas at tiara.thomas@nashville.gov.
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 We here in the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods would like to Spotlight the Great Neighbors in our City… and we need your help!
Do you ever ask the question, "Who is my neighbor?" Do you know someone who goes above and beyond to help others? Help us to Spotlight that neighbor.
Tell us their story and why you think that they fit the definition of a Great Neighbor and they may be selected for our Know Your Neighbor feature next month.
Send Your Submission to knowyourneighbor@nashville.gov.
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 The Mayor’s Office of Community Engagement is working hard to close the gap on health disparities in Nashville. In 2021, Deputy Mayor Brenda Haywood partnered with Metro Nashville Public Health to launch the Communities of Color (CoC) initiative. Metro will work with local and national organizations to make certain Nashville is a healthy place for everyone to live, work, thrive, and be happy. In so doing, this initiative serves as the hub that connects services and organizations to people who need it the most. We call this Health Equity Nashville under Communities of Color.
“This is very important for us to get right. Before I was hired, I discussed with Mayor Cooper my interest in the holistic health and wellness of our citizens. I am unequivocally impressed and excited by how the Communities of Color initiative has grown. I am confident that this is something that cities across the country will model. There shouldn’t be disparities in health, we want to make sure that gap is closed.”
– Deputy Mayor Brenda Haywood
The Communities of Color initiative is hosting free vaccination events in partnership with the Metro Public Health Department on November 19th. These events will be available at the following locations:
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Nashville District Association with Pastor Michael Joyner
- 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- 822 Wren Road, Goodlettsville, TN 37072
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Youth Alert Parent Workshop
- 11:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- McKissack Elementary School, 915 38th Ave N., Nashville, TN 37209
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Family Affair Ministries Holiday Luncheon with Pastor Glenda Sutton
- 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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1500 Porter Road, Nashville, TN 37206
For more information about the Communities of Color Initiative, contact Scott Wallace at scott.wallace@nashville.gov or Linda Harper at linda.harper@nashville.gov.
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 The Mayor’s Office of New Americans (MONA) continues to provide resources for Nashville’s immigrant and refugee communities to help with transitioning into a new city.
With an increasing immigrant and refugee population in Nashville, new grant funding will assist those in need with affordable and quality legal service by supporting pro-bono legal clinics and assisting with applications for DACA, asylum, residency, and citizenship. In addition, this initiative will assist our New Americans in applying for jobs, getting licenses, and finding qualified work. These opportunities provide a lifeline for individuals and families – protecting people from deportation, keeping families together, and promoting economic mobility.
MONA will also focus on creating opportunities for better language access within codes and property violations. Language accessibility for these documents is minimal, but this collaboration will help to determine which areas of Nashville are most vulnerable to specific language access needs.
For more information from the Office of New Americans, contact Mohamed Hassan at mohamed.hassan@nashville.gov.
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Out of School Locator at Moves and Grooves - November 10 @ 4:30 p.m.
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Veterans Day Parade - November 11 @11 a.m.
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Boulevard Bolt - November 24 @ 7:30 a.m.
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Small Business Saturday Tour - November 26 @ 11 a.m.
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