Jan 25, 2024

A safe place to park

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In an effort to keep folks out of long-term homelessness, House lawmakers want to fund overnight parking spaces for people living in their vehicles.

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Safe parking programs are difficult to fund, but sorely needed

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Lawmakers will unveil bipartisan legislation on Thursday that would give federal dollars to overnight parking programs for people living in their vehicles.

A man prepares to sleep in a Safe Parking LA location in 2019. On Thursday, new legislation will be announced that would put federal dollars toward safe parking programs nationwide.

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