WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) to introduce the Naomi Schwartz and Susan Rose Safe Parking Act. This bill aims to make federal funding available to local Safe Parking Programs, which provide homeless individuals living in their vehicles with a safe place to park their cars overnight and offer resources to assist with the transition to more stable housing.

"Homelessness is not just an issue affecting big cities – it’s having an impact right in our own backyard in rural communities throughout the Central Valley,” said Congressman Valadao. “There’s not one easy solution to this complex issue, but Safe Parking Programs help to keep people off the streets as they work to find more permanent housing. This bipartisan bill is an important step to combat homelessness and ensure people have the resources they need to successfully reintegrate into our communities."

"I am proud to have played a small part in helping get this critical program off the ground – one that now has served hundreds of Central Coast residents across the County through the remarkable stewardship of New Beginnings. But I am also proud to see the inspiration our program has been for communities across America,” said Congressman Carbajal. “There’s no reason why the federal government should not be recognizing the difference these programs make in responding to the housing crises we are facing."

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