We are incredibly thankful to Mayor Kevin Faulconer and the City of San Diego for their support in expanding the Dreams for Change Safe Parking Program operated at JFS.

With the help of the City, we are doubling the capacity of the program, which offers families living out of their vehicles a safe place to park at night, as well as supportive services to help them transition back into permanent housing.

The City’s funding will provide 80 additional parking spots, including 20 new spaces at our Joan & Irwin Jacobs Campus and a new satellite location at Aero Drive in Kearny Mesa, with additional staff and parking.

We are grateful to Council members Chris Ward and Chris Cate for their help in putting this life-changing partnership in motion, as well as to MG Properties Group for investing in a full-time housing specialist to help participants at the JFS campus move into housing more quickly.

We invite you to read the official press release from the City of San Diego and follow the links below for press coverage of the program’s expansion.

• Parking Lot Provides Safe Place for Homeless Families (NBC 7 San Diego)
• Homeless Who Sleep in Cars to get Third Parking Lot on City Land (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
• City Expands Safe Parking Program for Homeless Living in Cars (Times of San Diego)
• San Diego Expands Lots for Homeless Sleeping in Cars (NBC 7 San Diego)
• Agregan Estacionamientos Para Personas Que Viven en Sus Autos en San Diego (Telemundo 20)
• Mayor Unveils Program for San Diego’s Homeless Living in Vehicles (CBS 8)
• Mayor Unveils Program for San Diego’s Homeless Living in Vehicles (CW San Diego)
• Mayor Unveils Program for San Diego’s Homeless Living in Vehicles (760 AM KFMB)
• San Diego Program to Provide Safe Parking for Homeless Living in Vehicles (ABC 10 News)
• Mayor Announces Safe Parking Program to Help San Diego’s Homeless Living in Vehicles (10News live stream on Facebook)
• City Expands Parking Program for Families Living in their Cars (Fox 5 San Diego)
• Program Offering Homeless Overnight Parking To Expand (KPBS)
• Expanden Programa Estacionamiento Para Personas Sin hogar en San Diego (Univision San Diego)
• Mayor Faulconer Announces Safe Parking Program for Homeless Individuals & Families Living Out of Their Cars (City of San Diego press release)
• Safe Parking Program Expanded for Homeless Individuals, Families Living in Cars (SDGLN)
• Voice of San Diego/Lisa Halverstadt’s tweets