For the past year, people living on the streets of Redmond, Ore., have been able to park for free in the cityif they're accepted into a program designed to help the homeless, the Central Oregon Daily News reports.
According to KATU, 11 spaces at two sites have been open since May of last year.
Since then, three people have found housing under the program.
"I actually just had someone who's hopefully moving into housing this upcoming week, so that's really exciting," says Sierra Hopper, a case manager with Mountain View Community Development, which helps run the sites.
The next goal is to open 40 spaces by this summer.
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