Highlights of Our Recent and Ongoing Projects

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By Chelsea Smith September 19, 2025
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.
2022 Chattanooga Food Map for Oak Grove, an aerial view of the area with store locations color-coded for services.
By Chelsea Smith September 19, 2025
Learn more about the Oak Grove Food Mapping Project executed by the CNE team in 2022.
Oak Grove Neighborhood Plan cover. Tan background with oak branch sketch. Text: Oak Grove Neighborhood Plan, Summer 2023.
By Chelsea Smith September 19, 2025
Learn more about how CNE helped facilitate and publish the Oak Grove Neighborhood plan linked here on behalf of the community.
Cover for Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise platform: text over houses,
By Chelsea Smith September 19, 2025
Learn more about CNE's Policy Platform and how it is helping Chattanooga Build Thriving Neighborhoods.
A group of people standing outside, possibly a sports team. Large green trees in the background.
By Chelsea Smith August 29, 2025
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.
Group of people, some wearing vests, stand outside two houses on a grassy lot.
By Chelsea Smith August 29, 2025
Illuminate Oak Grove — a community even that brought together residents and volunteers to bring better lighting to the neighborhood for improved safety.
Family stands in front of a small house with an American flag. The house is tan with a porch.
By Chelsea Smith August 29, 2025
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.
An aerial view of a green multi-story apartment building with balconies and a gray roof, located on a city corner.
By Chelsea Smith August 28, 2025
Learn more about CNE's Lyerly Street development project.
Modern apartment building with light brick base, metal siding, and balconies. Blue sky overhead.
By Chelsea Smith August 28, 2025
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!