Sara Jean Schweitzer

Solar Equity Program Secures Vital Support

We are proud to share that Be a Helping Hand’s affordable homes will soon be running on solar power! Going solar is made possible through the invaluable support of our community, alongside the generous backing from Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation’s Solar Moonshot Program, which granted $25,000, and the Clean Energy Group, contributing $20,000 in grants, …

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Be a Helping Hand joins forces to address Nashville’s affordable housing crisis

Be a Helping Hand is proud to be a part of a new coalition called, The Alliance for an Affordable Nashville. We are nonprofit developers, builders and social advocates working to confront Nashville’s affordable housing crisis. Mark Wright, executive director of Be a Helping Hand, said the union was a natural fit. “We are the …

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Introducing our New Solar Equity Program

Workforce development. Solar-powered affordable homes. Equitable futures.   Program Vision Our new Solar Equity Program will train and employ a diverse workforce in the renewable energy sector. This program will help to mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving human health and the environment by decreasing air and water pollution. It will …

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY PLANNED FOR ANTIOCH

Local nonprofits collaborate on building 150 single-family homes   For Immediate Release   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (3/3/23) – Three local nonprofit organizations have joined forces to purchase 54 acres in Antioch to develop a community of 150 single-family homes that will include affordable and market-rate housing. New Level Community Development Corporation, Be a Helping Hand Foundation …

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To show where new affordable homes will be built.

Be a Helping Hand Awarded Funding to Support Affordable Housing for Families in Nashville

The Barnes funds will help us build large single-family homes in a safe, supportive community that will support low-income families in Gaining Prosperity. This beautiful, peaceful land is the future site of the community we’ve been dreaming of for these families. Thanks to Mayor John Cooper and the Barnes Fund, we are able to make this …

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New Native Gardens Planted for BHH Residents

As part of our Spreading the Wealth of Nature program we are landscaping our housing communities with native plants that are adapted to our local climate and soil conditions where they naturally occur. Our friends and professional native garden landscapers, Brent “Mage” Hanvey and May Wild just finished planting six new beautiful landscapes for our …

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