'Safe Parking' program provides support for homeless living in cars in Los Angeles (watch)

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In Los Angeles County, there are over 15,700 people living in their vehicles each night.
These vehicle dwellers represent over 25% of the population of people experiencing homelessness in LA County.

Safe Parking programs are a safe and legal homelessness intervention to stabilize and connect to resources for people who are living in their vehicles.

All program locations include access to a restroom facility and the security of a guard. Please begin the application by filling out the interest form. You can call / text 213-793-8493.

In addition to providing a safe place to sleep, the Safe Parking program also provides access to services. "We have demonstrated our ability to provide these services and help connect families - not just with safe parking facilities for overnight parking but more importantly, connecting them to resources that are helping to facilitate that into housing," Rodriguez said.
City leaders believe there are close to 9,000 people living in cars and RVs across the city. That's why they are planning a lot more Safe Parking locations - as many as they can fund.

"We worked closely with the council offices as we're standing up these facilities. There are over nine sites underway, five have started, there are four more in process. They'll be open by the end of this year. And they receive support from local communities," said Peter Lynn with L.A. City Homeless Services.

Many of those communities prefer to see people live in their RVs and cars in a controlled environment rather than on local city streets.

By John Gregory

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