earlier LOCAL WORK
Fall 2021 – Spring 2022
Refugee Housing Needs Assessment
Three3 led the design and implementation of a report documenting the multiple challenges and approaches for securing sustainable housing solutions for newly arriving refugees as they resettle in the United States. This needs study, conducted by Bridge Refugee Services and Three3 aimed to assess the challenges associated with refugee access to affordable and adequate housing in the Knoxville and Chattanooga areas of Tennessee. The study was funded by the Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM). To achieve this goal, Bridge and Three3 designed and then administered semi-structured interviews to four distinct groups to gain multiple perspectives on refugee housing: Stakeholders across EMM Affiliate Sites, Affordable Housing Stakeholders, Landlord 'Willing' to Rent to Refugees, and Tenants who are Refugees.
Refugee Housing Needs Assessment
Three3 led the design and implementation of a report documenting the multiple challenges and approaches for securing sustainable housing solutions for newly arriving refugees as they resettle in the United States. This needs study, conducted by Bridge Refugee Services and Three3 aimed to assess the challenges associated with refugee access to affordable and adequate housing in the Knoxville and Chattanooga areas of Tennessee. The study was funded by the Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM). To achieve this goal, Bridge and Three3 designed and then administered semi-structured interviews to four distinct groups to gain multiple perspectives on refugee housing: Stakeholders across EMM Affiliate Sites, Affordable Housing Stakeholders, Landlord 'Willing' to Rent to Refugees, and Tenants who are Refugees.
Spring 2020 – Spring 2021
City of Knoxville’s Mayor’s Climate Council (MCC): Equity Working Group
The City of Knoxville’s Office of Sustainability contracted with Three3 to convene and facilitate an Equity Working Group comprised of community organizations and change leaders in Knoxville, TN. The EWG was tasked with developing an approach for reviewing and evaluating climate solutions proposed by the MCC using a justice-oriented screening tool. The process involved stakeholder interviews to better understand motivations and expectation. Over the course of several months, an equity screening tool was developed based on what group member values and priorities for advancing social outcomes for the communities and populations they served. Two surveys were also developed and administered by committee members to fill knowledge gaps related to energy burden and walkability/bikeability perceptions. The final screening of climate strategies was incorporated in Knoxville’s PCAP submitted to EPA. The project was funding through a Partner for Places grant from the Funders Network.
City of Knoxville’s Mayor’s Climate Council (MCC): Equity Working Group
The City of Knoxville’s Office of Sustainability contracted with Three3 to convene and facilitate an Equity Working Group comprised of community organizations and change leaders in Knoxville, TN. The EWG was tasked with developing an approach for reviewing and evaluating climate solutions proposed by the MCC using a justice-oriented screening tool. The process involved stakeholder interviews to better understand motivations and expectation. Over the course of several months, an equity screening tool was developed based on what group member values and priorities for advancing social outcomes for the communities and populations they served. Two surveys were also developed and administered by committee members to fill knowledge gaps related to energy burden and walkability/bikeability perceptions. The final screening of climate strategies was incorporated in Knoxville’s PCAP submitted to EPA. The project was funding through a Partner for Places grant from the Funders Network.
