Homelessness is a complex issue but at its core it is a housing problem. Learn more about how CNE worked with local organizations to develop a toolkit to address some of the housing specific issues.
Learn more about how CNE helped facilitate and publish the Oak Grove Neighborhood plan linked here on behalf of the community.
Learn more about CNE's Policy Platform and how it is helping Chattanooga Build Thriving Neighborhoods.
CNE volunteers in Ridgedale & Oak Grove completed exterior home improvements for 10 households (June 1–3, 2025). We built stronger neighborhoods, fostered community connections, and inspired youth through the power of volunteering.
Illuminate Oak Grove — a community even that brought together residents and volunteers to bring better lighting to the neighborhood for improved safety.
See how the Rock Your Porch project restored five key porches in Oak Grove. Get inspired by the power of neighbor-led revitalization and repair.
Learn more about CNE's Lyerly Street development project.
CNE's Mai Bell II development is a 47-unit cluster of walk-up buildings at Union Avenue and Hawthorne Street in Highland Park. Learn more!
CNE's 2105-2111 Bailey Ave make up a four-building row of sixplexes completed in 2021. These projects were combined into a single lot to maximize site utility efficiencies and parking, while minimizing stormwater infrastructure and commercial loan costs.
CNE adds density to the Ridgedale neioghborhood by adding two sixplex prototypes along with single family homes on Union Avenue. Learn more.
