I recently enjoyed interviewing Nicole Brandt the Founder of Poverty and the Arts. Their goal is ‘to empower homeless individuals as artists and creatives by helping them generate income, meaning, and purpose in life. They use the arts to promote relationships and space for volunteers to view homeless as talented and creative individuals, thus creating better advocates and more compassionate community members.’ For more information visit their website

Their upcoming annual Gala will be held at

Abrasive Media, 434 Houston St. Nashville, TN 37203, on

September 20th

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