Rooftop Foundation
Programs
Budget
$787,500.00
Description
Rooftop Nashville serves individuals and families in Davidson County who need emergency rental and mortgage assistance. Deposit grants are available for those moving from non-income based housing into income based housing. In 2023 there are two restricted grants. One is pandemic assistance for homeowners. The other is rental, mortgage, or deposit assistance for low-income families. Referrals come from many of our congregational partners, local nonprofits, or other services professionals. Applicants may fill out an online application or visit a drop box at our physical location. Our social workers contact the applicant by phone for an interview and collecting additional documentation. Our review team looks at each application. If the applicant does not qualify, they are referred to other area resources. If the applicant does qualify, the balance is confirmed and payment is made directly to a landlord or mortgage company.
Program Successes
Cheryl is a bus driver who needed knee replacement surgery. The doctors told her she would be not be able to drive for two months. Cheryl lives paycheck to paycheck and didn't know how she would manage rent during her recovery time. Her employer offered FMLA and she had a few days of sick leave, but it wasn't enough. Cheryl reached out to Rooftop. The medical grant piloted in 2019 allowed Rooftop to consider assistance for a short-term medical need for up to 3 months or $3,000. When Rooftop made a follow up call, Cheryl was fully recovered, still in her home, and employed by the same company. Many Davidson County residents need a small amount of assistance to maintain housing stability, but the inability to secure those funds could lead to a downward spiral into crippling debt, eviction, or potential homelessness.
Category
Housing, Shelter - Housing Expense Assistance
Long-term Success
Rooftop conducts a follow up with each client or landlord at 60 days, 6-months, and 12- months. The goal of our program is to prevent evictions. Maintaining housing or making the decision to move to a better location is considered success.
2021 Data:
60-days: 98% in the home or had moved on their own
0% evicted
2% unable to contact
6-months: 97% in the home or had moved on their own
.7% evicted
2% unable to contact
12-months: 97% in the home or had moved on their own
1% evicted
2% unable to contact
Short-term Success
2022 Assistance Data:
Rooftop Hardship : 189 households stabilized, $417,662 in assistance
Processed MAC HOPE Applications: 232, $1.3+ million in assistance paid through Metro government
Program Success Monitored By
The program success is monitored by the staff and the board. Rooftop makes annual reports to specific grants and donors. Data is maintained through our CharityTracker database and monitored. Criteria changes and potential program partnerships are based off of collected data and cohesiveness with the Rooftop mission.
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
$787,500.00
Description
Rooftop Nashville serves individuals and families in Davidson County who need emergency rental and mortgage assistance. Deposit grants are available for those moving from non-income based housing into income based housing. In 2023 there are two restricted grants. One is pandemic assistance for homeowners. The other is rental, mortgage, or deposit assistance for low-income families. Referrals come from many of our congregational partners, local nonprofits, or other services professionals. Applicants may fill out an online application or visit a drop box at our physical location. Our social workers contact the applicant by phone for an interview and collecting additional documentation. Our review team looks at each application. If the applicant does not qualify, they are referred to other area resources. If the applicant does qualify, the balance is confirmed and payment is made directly to a landlord or mortgage company.
Program Successes
Cheryl is a bus driver who needed knee replacement surgery. The doctors told her she would be not be able to drive for two months. Cheryl lives paycheck to paycheck and didn't know how she would manage rent during her recovery time. Her employer offered FMLA and she had a few days of sick leave, but it wasn't enough. Cheryl reached out to Rooftop. The medical grant piloted in 2019 allowed Rooftop to consider assistance for a short-term medical need for up to 3 months or $3,000. When Rooftop made a follow up call, Cheryl was fully recovered, still in her home, and employed by the same company. Many Davidson County residents need a small amount of assistance to maintain housing stability, but the inability to secure those funds could lead to a downward spiral into crippling debt, eviction, or potential homelessness.
Category
Housing, Shelter - Housing Expense Assistance
Long-term Success
Rooftop conducts a follow up with each client or landlord at 60 days, 6-months, and 12- months. The goal of our program is to prevent evictions. Maintaining housing or making the decision to move to a better location is considered success.
2021 Data:
60-days: 98% in the home or had moved on their own
0% evicted
2% unable to contact
6-months: 97% in the home or had moved on their own
.7% evicted
2% unable to contact
12-months: 97% in the home or had moved on their own
1% evicted
2% unable to contact
Short-term Success
2022 Assistance Data:
Rooftop Hardship : 189 households stabilized, $417,662 in assistance
Processed MAC HOPE Applications: 232, $1.3+ million in assistance paid through Metro government
Program Success Monitored By
The program success is monitored by the staff and the board. Rooftop makes annual reports to specific grants and donors. Data is maintained through our CharityTracker database and monitored. Criteria changes and potential program partnerships are based off of collected data and cohesiveness with the Rooftop mission.
Program Areas Served
Davidson County
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| In 2021, Rooftop Nashville gave out over $520,000 to stabilize 261 households. Rooftop historically provides maximum assistance grants of $1000 in a twelve-month period and our funds are paid directly to the landlord or mortgagor. COVID related grants in 2020 and 2021 have allowed us to provide additional assistance for many residents. The data gathered and relationships developed during the administration of these grants has opened the door to partnership opportunities. The Rooftop board and staff will be engaging in a strategic visioning process during the first quarter of 2022 in order to determine what opportunities best fit the our mission. At the end of 2021, Rooftop began participating in a partnership with the Frist Foundation, The United Way of Greater Nashville, and Metro Homeless Impact Division through the landlord mitigation fund to improve landlord engagement. Developing this initiative will be a significant opportunity for 2022. Rooftop was one of three nonprofits to be awarded a contract with Metro to assist Metro Action Commission in processing the HOPE applications. This is an opportunity to work collaboratively to address community need while helping us identify assistance gaps. Challenges for 2022 will center around adjusting programs to fit the changing housing landscape. With rising rental rates, the decline in affordable housing, and an ongoing pandemic there is more urgency to keep Nashville residents in homes they can afford. Due loss of hours while in quarantine, lack of childcare, and other pandemic related issues many residents have increased balances. Rooftop have the opportunity to assist residents navigate both the emergency rental programs and traditional hardship programs to address the need in Nashville. |
