Meet Michelle

Michelle provided a good life for her two sons. She had a good job at a call center. They had a nice townhouse in East Nashville and a car. And, both boys were doing well in the magnet schools where they were enrolled. But everything changed in 2005 when the call center where Michelle worked closed. Unable to find work, she relied on unemployment and used all of her 401(k); but when that was gone, she and her boys were homeless. For a year, Michelle and her children spent night after night in shelters and at the homes of family members and friends. She was finally able to get into public housing, but still struggled to pay the rent. Rooftop helped Michelle pay her rent and provide a home for her children.

Rooftop, is a nonprofit organization that provides rental assistance to individuals and families in Davidson County. The organization, which comprises faith-based congregations in Metropolitan Nashville, provides funds to individuals and families in need of emergency financial help with the goal of preventing homelessness and providing hope.