Federal homelessness funding cuts loom for Tennessee, could put more on streets

Federal homelessness funding cuts loom for Tennessee, could put more on streets

Federal funding cuts proposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development could cause about 2,300 Tennessee households to lose housing support. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)Kipp is a former chef who found himself in a Nashville shelter for homeless men after health issues made it impossible for him to continue to work and pay his rent. He was eventually hospitalized and nearly died before slowly climbing his way out of ho…