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Why Nashville’s “Room In The Inn” Should Not Receive Additional Funding without a much stronger Board of Directors?

(Hint: Zero meaningful accountability or oversight)

Page posted 20260805 and last updated on 20260805 at 13:22 e.s.t.

 

(20260805) Note that Evidence for this article is partially stored at https://twb.rocks/riti/riti-conflict-resolution-process/20260805-agenda as well as in my Archives for July & August 2026 at https://twb.rocks/archives/y2026/m202608.

TO DO>Insert introduction

… and, believe it or not, RITI actually identifies as a church! (see Image 00x).

“IF RITI is part of the Catholic Business League, THEN how will they treat non-Catholics?”

As part of the Catholic Business League (see Images 00x-00y), how will RITI treat non-Catholics? Well, harassment coupled with gaslighting and denial of services enforced via threats of police involvement appears to be the modus operandi if my 20260805 experience is any indication. (I still have many Bibles in their Long Term Storage (see Image 00x): I sure hope they’re safe there.)

Interestingly, the women’s Nashville Rescue Mission mandatory chapel has not included the worship of Mary nor any statements regarding some man “Father” once. Is this the reason that promotion of RITI at NRM is verboten? Are they keeping non-Catholics away from RITI so we won’t reveal the ways in which [insert gaslighting doctrine of choice]?

TO DO>Insert testimony and evidence

“Believe it or not, neither Rachel nor Maggie even bothered to show up.”

Instead, I was terrorized by RITI’s Director of Finance Paul Spivey (“Spivey”), and RITI’s alleged Director of Development, “Amanda”(#fn refusal to provide last name) until 09:30 when they threatened police involvement if I failed to leave the premises (see Images 00x and 00x). Clearly, not only does RITI’s Community Development team need stronger leadership than that provided by its “?Amanda?”, its Director of Finance is now also suspect. (That Paul was unable to meet a reporting requirement for X months in 2023 should have been enough of a red flag for any diligent Board-level committee member. Apparently he’s been at RITI for ?11? years (see Image XX)

TO DO>Insert suggestions on where the $450,000 increase in budget#fn could be better utilized to help the Nashville community:

• Nashville Rescue Mission for men – (discuss bedbug and body lice infestation that is forcing men onto the street)
• Nashville Rescue Mission for women – (discuss staff shortages that prevent women from accessing services)
• Day Break Art – (introduce mission/mandate, opportunities, etc.)
• Self-funded outreach programs such as Jesus Precision Mission that provides similar services to RITI 3 hours/week (vs. 40 hours/week) but receives zero dollars from Nashville to feed and support its homeless community.
• TO DO>(insert names other organizations that do not have a history of harassing/terrorizing their patrons and/or threatening “without-grounds” police involvement when patrons are attempting to report Civil Rights violations and/or crimes.
• Nashville’s Public Libraries seem to provide services without discriminatory practices,
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• Raising awareness amongst retailers; including, but not limited to, Goodwill which may have the ability to provide previously-loved suitcases (see Image 00x-y) to those forced to live out of paper bags and
• Raising awareness amongst service providers; including, but not limited to, storage facilities which may have the ability to donate space to those who’ve been displaced without warning.

“[Shouldn’t a Gift Card for Goodwill be a no-brainer?]”

TO DO>Insert conclusion and refer to seemingly imminent collapse of the service industry (evidence-laden opinion a work-in-progress at https://twb.rocks/living/opinion/service-industry-collapse).

INSERT REALITY CHECK …. When your donations and taxes aren’t really going towards assisting those who’ve found themselves without housing but merely some window-dressed, over-funded, mismanaged group of [insert pluralized noun of choice], what do you expect will happen next?

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002 – “Connecting Catholic Business Professionals” via Room In The Inn (1 of 4)

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005 – “Connecting Catholic Business Professionals” via Room In The Inn (4 of 4)

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011 – 20260728 14:28 photograph of used wheeled suitcases available for sale: .

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More on how Board Presidents are “kept in the dark” and publicly-funded organizations are “captured” is described in 11-minute presentation by Dr. Katherine Horton at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhDsBhunhyg&feature=youtu.be.