No single agency by itself is going to solve homelessness. Collaboration is key. Celia is joined by Erin Read from the Knoxville-Knox County Office of Housing Stability and they talk teamwork, warming centers, and housing. 

Mentions: 

• Knoxville-Knox County Office of Housing Stability
• Continuum of Care
• KPD Community Partnership Officers
• Rapid Fire Definitions (listen to find out!): 
  • Coordinated Entry
  • Emergency Shelter
  • Transitional Programs & Housing
  • Permanent Supportive Housing
  • Aftercare & Supportive Services
• KCDC
• Underbuilding
• First Creek at Austin
• Mixed-Income Development
• Warming Centers
• Knox County Grants & Community Development
• Online Training
• Mobile Meals, United Way, and UT Athletics
• Operation Hero’s Hill

*Note: this episode was recorded on January 16, 2026. 

Sticky Notes:

• Four words: We can do this!

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