Project Love Strong

Project Love Strong (PLS) is a 501c3 community entity that meets the unhoused where they are in the community to fulfill their needs. As a result, PLS hosts community outreach events where they bridge together similar organizations and community partners for a fun, safe, afternoon of giving and serving the unhoused community. These annual outreaches give you, community organizations and businesses with a philanthropic passion the opportunity to give back.

The mission of PLS is to promote community-based philanthropy for underrepresented and disenfranchised communities, individuals, and families. With the assistance of our volunteers, community partners, corporate sponsors, and hopefully you, we hope to empower those individuals currently struggling or experiencing homelessness. PLS's overall goal is to spread awareness around unhoused crisis (homelessness), along with providing essential items, services, and resources that are needed for sustainability.

Since 2018 PLS has hosted 14 street outreaches: Hoodies for the homeless 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2022 Tees & Teas 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and a 2-day North Nashville, TN Tornado relief, 2020. In 2020 PLS also provided street outreach in Los Angeles, CA, and Denver, CO. In October 2021, Project Love Strong was blessed to provide outreach internationally in Downtown Montego Bay, Jamaica with Open Heart Charitable Mission. We provided brand new pots, over-the-counter medications, and loaded essential bags to distribute to the unhoused and underserved individuals directly. In 2022 PLS served Downtown, Denver CO, and the Las Vegas Nevada Strip.

When PLS is not hosting Street Outreaches, they are working with local partnering organizations to help provide support to the underserved communities and encampments.

PLS has served over 2,500 individuals in Nashville, TN, 100 individuals in Denver, CO, and over 100 individuals across LA, and about 40 individuals in Las Vegas. PLS has also provided care essentials to other states: GA, AL, VA, KY and NYC.

Our goal is to spread awareness, provide basic essentials, implement programs, connect individuals to resources, and show love from state to state to those in NEED!

PLS has had the pleasure of partnering with organizations and businesses to help provide hands-on street services to the unhoused such as Community Resource Center (CRC), Metro Police Department, Metro Public Health Department, First Baptist Church Capitol Hill, Bearded Villains, Shower Up, Shade Tree Clinic, Project ID, Kwench Juice Bar, In God's Hands, Hope on the Row, Safe Haven Ministries, Sekou Writes, Nashville Human Society, Nashville Street Barbers and more.

Did you know:

In Tennessee, there are 10.9 homeless people for every 10,000 residents. Tennessee saw an increase of 55,099 new residents from mid-2020 to mid-2021, and as the state grows, so does homelessness. In total, approximately 34.8% of the homeless Tennessee population is living unsheltered. Among all U.S. states, Tennessee has the 19th highest rate of homelessness. The state is actively working to find solutions to support the unhoused issue. According to the Nashville Mayor's office, Nashville uses the “Housing First” strategy that recognizes housing as the key to ending homelessness.