Information on Community Resources &
Volunteer Opportunities
(updated at 1:00pm CT on Monday, June 22, 2020)
Property Tax Assistance Resources
Property taxes are going up starting in October! Metro has two property tax assistance programs for elderly and disabled low-income homeowners:
Tax Relief Program - Income cannot exceed $29,860 for the 2018 calendar year. Program gives reimbursements of some of property taxes to senior homeowners.
Tax Freeze Program - Total income of all owners of the property during 2018 cannot exceed $42,620. Property taxes are frozen at previous year’s rate. (More info HERE.)
More info on programs is at https://www.nashville.gov/Trustee/General-Property-Tax-Questions.aspx (Scroll down)
Call the Metro Trustee to apply or ask questions at 615-862-6330. If you leave a message, they WILL call you back!
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY OR RENEW FOR THESE PROGRAMS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020
Volunteer Opportunities
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN NASHVILLE
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ISSUES AFFECTING NASHVILLE:
“The Costs of Growth and Change”: an in-depth, multi-part 2017 series from The Tennessean that is an excellent primer to the issues facing Nashville as the “It” city.
“How New Nashville is Swallowing Up Old Nashville”: an excellent 2017 documentary from The Tennessean.
An informative Op-Ed in The Tennessean about why affordable housing is an especially difficult-to-solve issue in Nashville
OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES:
The MNPS H.E.R.O. Program:
For families in transition, or experiencing homelessness, to help students and their families with resources and services no matter where they live.