NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Metro Council has approved a new resolution aimed at providing critical healthcare services to some of Nashville’s most vulnerable residents. The $355,200 grant will support United Neighborhood Health Services, a local nonprofit organization that provides direct medical care to individuals experiencing homelessness.
The funding will help expand healthcare services in clinics located in and around downtown Nashville, offering free medical, dental, mental health, and substance abuse care to an estimated 3,500 people.
“They provide really critical work — sending doctors and trained medical professionals directly out to the streets and encampments,” said Allison Kway, assistant director of planning and research at the Office of Homeless Services. “They go where people are and offer whatever services they can. If someone needs additional care, like a scan, they help get them to a facility and provide that free of cost. They can even do assessments, write prescriptions, and deliver medications to people living outside. It’s truly important, life-saving work.”…