Mayor Freddie O’Connell Kicks Off First Neighborhood Canvassing Event With Hands on Nashville

Mayor Freddie O'Connell today launched door-to-door, neighborhood-to-neighborhood recovery efforts in the wake of Winter Storm Fern-the latest step in the countywide effort to assist impacted Nashvillians.

"Our top priority remains total and complete power restoration for the 7,500 NES customers who are still without it, but our door-to-door, person-to-person, neighbor-to-neighbor recovery work is getting started," Mayor O'Connell said. "We know some Nashville neighborhoods are more impacted than our needs tracker currently suggests. We want to ensure we're fully capturing the need in our communities, so we'll come to you and ensure you have the resources you need."

The mayor also announced a $250,000 infusion into Davidson County's Winter Emergency Housing Assistance Program from the Tennessee Titans who have sent the money to address emergency housing and financial assistance.

Mayor Deploys Door-to-Door Cleanup, Calls on Nashvillians to "Supercharge" Efforts

Hands On volunteers today canvassed neighborhoods, pre-identifying areas of need ahead of brush- and tree-removal crews from the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT).

NDOT has already cleared more than 6,000 cubic yards of storm-related brush and tree debris since the ice storm, and Mayor O'Connell invited Nashvillians to add to these efforts in coming days.

"Recovery begins with on-the ground leadership by city government-and it also takes all of us, together," he said. "As we pour every Metro resource we have into this recovery, I'm also creating space for Nashvillians to help us supercharge those efforts and have an even greater impact."

Learn more about volunteer opportunities with Hands On.

Nashville's Winter Storm Fern Response: The Latest on Housing Support and Eviction Assistance

Today's $250,000 donation by the Tennessee Titans will directly support Davidson County's Winter Emergency Housing Assistance Programto provide critical support to residents unable to cover their housing payments due to hardships caused by Winter Storm Fern.

Meanwhile, dollars from the city's Winter Storm Recovery Fund-which netted $1 million in donations in under a week-have begun reaching residents and families in need for everything from rental assistance to grocery purchases.

Renters facing possible eviction can also get help through the Metro-supportedEviction Right to Counsel program at the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands.

Winter Storm Fern: Getting and Giving Help

For the latest on Nashville's around-the-clock response to Winter Storm Fern, go to:Nashville.gov.