Atwater believes in
Community Service Outreach - (C.A.R.E.)
COMMUNITY SERVICE OUTREACH (C.A.R.E.)
PROBLEM STATEMENTS:
(a) The State of Tennessee must redirect state funding to meet the needs of the people and not ultra-wealthy individuals.
(b) The State of Tennessee must be the change agent to promote real community service outreach.
(c) The Governor must be the leader to embrace humanitarian efforts and community outreach. Unhoused individuals should never be criminalized.
Atwater's Goal and Strategies
Goal: Strengthen food security, homelessness response, youth supports, and family stability.
Review all human services programs for coverage, duplication, and unmet need.
Evaluate contract performance for shelters, food distribution, and emergency housing.
Expand youth opportunity pathways aligned with safety and workforce goals.
Collaborate with municipalities to release a Community Center Stability Plan focusing on food access, emergency shelter, eviction prevention, youth supports, and more.
Establish a Healthy Homes Coalition committed to 150,000 affordable home units in the next four years: developers, banks, a philanthropy partner, the countywide housing team representatives, a construction training program, and landlords willing to convert existing units to affordable
Release “Healthy Homes” and the 150,000 Homes Affordable Housing Acceleration Plan in coordination with municipal partners.
Develop a Coordinated Housing Response across all partner agencies.