Many people who are experiencing homelessness are living in their vehicles. Homelessness can be isolating, and the benefits of community and relationships can be life-transforming. A safe parking program is an inexpensive, easy-to-start response that reduces harm and allows for community building. Find out what a safe parking program looks like, how to build community within the program and within the neighborhood, and how cities can play a role in the success of a program.

• Learn safe parking basics: what it is, who uses it, and challenges and considerations in starting a safe parking program
• Discover how safe parking builds community both within the parking lot and within the neighborhood
• Explore lessons learned and best practices for starting and maintaining a safe parking program that benefits the parking guest, the host, the neighborhood, and the community – especially during COVID-19

Recorded: June 2020

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Speaker

Karina O’Malley, Safe Parking Coordinator, Lake Washington United Methodist Church

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