An overnight parking program for people living in their cars is back. The need has not gone away

Rose rolled into the southside church parking lot on a hot day in late June. It’s the site of citizen-led initiative, Safe Park Indy, that aims to help an underserved group of people — those without housing who live in their cars.

Rose had been homeless on and off for about four years. Even though she was fortunate to have a car, she said it’s not easy.

“It’s very nerve-wracking, and it takes probably like three times as much energy to do something while you’re homeless than it does if you’re not,” she told WFYI. “If you don’t know where you’re going to lay your head at night, it’s… it’s pretty exhausting.”…

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