Our Programs

  • Emergency Shelter

    Emergency Shelter provides an LGBTQ+ affirming, safer sleeping environment, a warm meal, and a hot shower to unhoused young adults 18-26 years old. This program operates from Nov 1st - March 31st.

    Nightly Emergency Shelter has been the heart of Launch Pad since 2014. These simple shelter spaces are supported by a network of church hosts. t’s not fancy, but our staff and volunteers are trained in trauma-informed care and all work to create a welcoming, secure, and healing environment for our guests.

  • Mobile Housing Navigation Center (MHNC)

    In partnership with Community Care Fellowship, we opened the sixth Mobile Housing Navigation Center in Nashville in the beginning of 2024. This grant funded, year-round center offers 15 sleeping pods for unhoused young adults, 18-24, to stay in for 120 days while receiving case management support.

  • Independent-Supported Living Program (ISLP)

    Launched in 2021, ISLP provides apartment accommodations to unhoused young adults, 18-26 years old. Guests can take up to six months to focus on employment, the search for permanent housing, education goals, and more.

    Guests can receive mail, leave belongings, and create a routine by returning to the same, familiar place night after night while protected from the Nashville heat or cold.

Meet the Team

  • HG Stovall

    he/him

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    hg@nashvillelaunchpad.com

  • Alec Miller

    he/they

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    alec@nashvillelaunchpad.com

  • Corrine Elise

    she/her

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT & ADMIN

    corrine@nashvillelaunchpad.com

  • Emi Canahuati

    she/her/ella

    BOARD CHAIR

    emicanahuati@nashvillelaunchpad.com

  • Dr. Stephanie Mahnke, Ph.D.

    she/her

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

  • Rev. R.J. Robles, M. Div.

    he/they

    BOARD SECRETARY

  • Andrew Herrington

    he/him

    BOARD TREASURER

  • Blake Matthews

    he/him

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Justin Pruett, J.D.

    he/him

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Amiee Sadler

    she/her/they

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Melinda Sanchez

    she/her

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Robert L. Thomas

    he/him

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Ashley Webster

    she/her

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Derek Gibson

    FOUNDER, EX-OFFICIO

  • Headshots taken by Emily April Allen