"women and children fleeing domestic violence face systemic service denials because some shelters and other providers prioritize "easier" clients for efficiency and funding metrics. This year presents a unique opportunity to implement the idea, as county leaders prepare to release a call for new agreements with nonprofits to operate 13 county-contracted safe parking sites, totaling more than 200 parking spaces for people living in their vehicles. The county's current contracted safe parking site operators are Move Mountain View and Amigos de Guadalupe."
""A women-only safe parking site is just one of many tools we have to develop to address the full spectrum of harm caused by gender-based and intimate partner violence," Duong told San José Spotlight. "That is a broad, complex issue. From housing insecurity to health disparities to the long traumatic impacts of violence coming from people who you trust the most. It's a multigenerational issue when children are involved.""
Homeless women face heightened safety risks on the streets and encounter barriers when fleeing intimate partner violence. A Santa Clara University report found systemic service denials because some shelters and providers prioritize "easier" clients to meet efficiency and funding metrics. County leaders are preparing agreements for 13 county-contracted safe parking sites totaling more than 200 spaces for people living in vehicles; current operators include Move Mountain View and Amigos de Guadalupe. District 2 Supervisor Betty Duong supports exploring a women-only safe parking site. CityTeam San Jose's Heritage House offers shelter for pregnant women without custody. Some supervisors view safe parking as a temporary measure.
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