The County of San Luis Obispo Emergency Operations Center is initiating a program that will use safe parking lots throughout the county to provide homeless individuals and families with access to safe, clean spaces to park and sleep overnight.
Starting Thursday, March 26 from 7 p.m. until Friday, March 27 at 7 a.m., the first site will be located at Los Osos Library parking lot at 2075 Palisades Ave. in Los Osos. The parking lot will be used in this capacity nightly thereafter, until further notice.
“Those less fortunate, who don’t have a warm home to go to and seek shelter, were at least in some cases able to shower at local gyms and other businesses, which are currently closed due to COVID-19,” said County Administrative Officer Wade Horton. “We are trying to meet their basic needs, so that they can have a safe and sanitary place to sleep at night.”
Sites will be equipped with restrooms and some sites will have shower facilities when possible. Personnel will be on site to check in families and individuals and ensure that they are in a safe environment throughout the night.
Participating families and individuals are required to agree to site rules, such as respectful behavior and no drug or alcohol use.
For updates on COVID-19 in SLO County
Visit ReadySLO.org or call the recorded Public Health Information Line at (805) 788-2903. A staffed phone assistance center at (805) 543-2444 is available seven (7) days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for questions related to COVID-19. To report a business violating the Shelter at Home order, call (805) 788-2222.