Nashville Community Center
As COVID-19 began spreading across the United States in the early months of 2020, two devastating EF3 tornadoes hit Nashville and Chattanooga. These tornadoes rendered many neighborhoods and communities without shelter or power. Footprint Project volunteers arrived with clean power within 12 hours. In Nashville, two solar trailers provided emergency solar recharging for over 1,200 people and completely powered two community donation and distribution centers. In Chattanooga, the solar trailer was the only means of charging electronics in order to maintain communication, and provided power to nearly 200 residents of the most hard hit neighborhood, the Holly Hills Subdivision.
The Footprint Project partnered with local emergency management agencies, utilities, and members of the Burners without Borders to ensure our mobile solar assets were placed in areas of high energy usage. Through a strong network of volunteers and partners, the Footprint Project was able to alleviate some of the widespread power outages and ensure that community members had access to clean energy.
For more information, download our TN Tornado Response Impact Report!
Tornado damage in Nashville
Chattanooga Neighborhood
