Linn County to install biometric lockers to help homeless safeguard personal belongings

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — When J’Nae Peterman took on her role coordinating homeless services in Linn County, she didn’t expect one of the most impactful ideas to come from a question she hadn’t asked.

“I’ve worked in this field for a decade, and how did I not think about that barrier for individuals?” she said.

That barrier: nowhere to safely store personal belongings…

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