The district hoping to use the lot at old Central Elementary School on Polk Avenue.
and the City of San Diego are working together to help families experiencing homelessness. They're looking to use a district parking lot in City Heights as a safe parking site for families to sleep in their vehicles.
"We have approximately 8,000 students in our district that are experiencing homelessness and of course that looks different for each student and family," said Richard Barrera, with the San Diego Unified School Board. "Our ability to be able to provide a little stability for a family is a gonna make a big difference for a student engaging in their school and in their academics," he said.
"The great thing about those organizations is they have on site social workers, support staff that can connect families to jobs emergency temporary assistance and just provides more security and security," Barrera said."The City has been engaging with officials from the San Diego Unified School District about potentially using surplus property at Central Elementary to add capacity to the successful Safe Parking Program.
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