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Room in The Inn after Flooding in Nashville
I teach a class on Fridays at Room In the Inn. Today no one showed up for class.
After major flooding in Nashville, things aren’t back to normal for Nashville’s homeless—whatever that means.
I was hoping to ask folks to share stories about how the flood has impacted them so their viewpoints aren’t lost in the shuffle. We may have to wait on that.
All I have is one: According to someone I spoke with, a resident of Tent City shared that during the storms, the individual woke up inside of their sleeping bag, which was floating in water.
Thankfully there’s a homeless newspaper in Nashville. I’m sure their April issue will fill in some gaps for us and tell the stories that may otherwise be lost.
By the way, when you see one, buy a Contributor. A vendor told me since the flooding, there are less pedestrians and less sales.
During the time I usually spend teaching, I’m going to give an update on the state of homelessness in Nashville, at least from the angle of Room in The Inn, where I stopped by today.
Now about the empty classroom: This will happen from time to time, especially if the weather is extra nice or if something else of interest is going on at the same time.
The great room seemed a little more sparse than your average “It’s sunny and more people are outside” kind of days though.
After talking with some staff members, here may be some the largest contributing factors to my empty classroom.
A few updates on Room in The Inn:
Hopefully the students I teach are safe. I look forward to a full classroom again. Maybe next week. Maybe later.
Here are ways you can help residents of Tent City. Be sure to support Room in The Inn in this time as well. They are rooted and they are doing great work.
