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County Reopens East County Safe Parking Site After Renovations

| 4:50 PM

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The County’s safe parking site on North Magnolia Avenue in El Cajon reopens tonight for families and individuals experiencing homelessness in need of overnight parking. The Safe Parking program provides support and services for people who are unsheltered and have a vehicle.

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County’s Bancroft Safe Parking Program Provides Road to Housing

| 10:33 AM

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Gillie and Henry drove their gray sedan onto the County’s Bancroft Safe Parking site in Spring Valley in January and since then, they say they have been able to breathe a sigh of relief.  

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VIDEO: A Safe Place to Sleep

| 2:23 PM

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It’s been a little over a year since the Safe Parking site opened below the State Route 67 overpass on North Magnolia Ave in East County. The program has served 104 people onsite, 30% of them being seniors.

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VIDEO: Safe Parking is Angel’s Answer to a Prayer

| 3:11 PM

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Last summer, the County’s Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities led an effort to transform a freeway underpass into a safe space for people experiencing homelessness and living in their cars. For people like Angel Gomez and his girl Luna, the Safe Parking lot has been life changing.