CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Clarksville leaders are considering a first-of-its kind initiative to help students facing homelessness.
“Every time I’m with a group or even with individuals and I say, ‘Well, we’re working to house the 1,300 unhoused students in Montgomery County,’ they’re like, ‘What did you say? How is there that many?’” Ann Waddle, Secretary for the Irene Center for Hope, said.
A new proposal before City Council looks at purchasing a quadplex in northeast Clarksville to serve as temporary transitional housing for families with students facing homelessness. The city would use federal Housing and Urban Development funding to purchase the property.
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“They are stressed because they are hungry, because they are sleepy — they are not able to achieve what they might be able to achieve if they had a stable home environment and were able to get a good night’s sleep,” Waddle said…