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The Car Camping Program <br />7 <br /> <br />What is the Car Camping Program? <br />The Car Camping Program provides safe and <br />legal places for unhoused people to sleep in <br />vehicles, camper trailers, tents, Conestoga huts, <br />or tiny homes on wheels. <br />How are sites selected? <br />Car camping sites can be <br />located on property owned <br />or leased by public entities, <br />non-profits, businesses, or <br />religious organizations. <br />The property owner may <br />grant permission for up to 6 vehicles, which, by <br />applicable City Code, includes camper trailers, <br />tents, Conestoga huts, or tiny homes on wheels. <br />Who operates the sites, and who pays for <br />the program? <br />The majority of car <br />camping sites are managed <br />by St. Vincent de Paul <br />through their Overnight <br />Parking Program. They <br />oversee more than 70 <br />permitted spots at 43 <br />addresses in the Eugene/Springfield metro <br />area. There are also churches, non-profits and <br />businesses who host and oversee their own car <br />camping sites. <br />The City of Eugene provides funding for the <br />Overnight Parking Program operated by St. <br />Vincent de Paul through a contract agreement. <br />Funds are used to supply the portable <br />restrooms and trash service and for St. Vincent <br />de Paul staff to administer the program. Hosts <br />who are not part of St. Vincent de Paul’s <br />program pay their own program costs. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />How are the sites kept healthy and safe? <br />Car camping sites must have sanitary facilities, <br />garbage disposal services, and a storage area <br />for campers to store any personal items so that <br />they are not visible from any public street. St. <br />Vincent de Paul provides siting, <br />camper screening and <br />placement, garbage disposal, <br />portable restrooms, and linkages <br />to services for participants in <br />their program at no cost to the <br />host site. <br />How does someone get on the waiting list? <br />Families and individuals experiencing <br />homelessness may apply to receive a slot at <br />one of the sites. Single adults in need of <br />assistance should call (541) 461-8688 or visit <br />the Eugene Service Station at 450 Highway 99 <br />N. Families should visit First Place Family <br />Center at 1995 Amazon Parkway, open 7 <br />days/week. <br />Where can I find more information about <br />becoming a host site? <br />St. Vincent de Paul manages car camping sites <br />at no cost to the host. Individuals or businesses <br />who are interested in more information about <br />their program can visit <br />https://www.svdp.us/what-we-do/homeless- <br />services/overnight-parking-program/ or call <br />(541) 461-8688. You can also reach the City <br />Manager’s Office at (541) 682-8442 to find out <br />more information about becoming a host site. <br />Where do Conestoga huts come from? <br />A local nonprofit, Community Supported <br />Shelters, constructs the Conestoga huts for use <br />in homeless programs in Eugene and the <br />surrounding area. For more information, visit <br />www.communitysupportedshelters.org. <br />Last year, the Overnight Parking <br />Program operated by St. Vincent de <br />Paul helped 81 individuals, 27 <br />families, and 41 children <br /> <br />January 23, 2019, Work Session - Item 2