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Safe Parking LA
safeparkingla.org
Development Manager: Erica Cohn
(213) 369-3820
Mission
Safe Parking LA provides safe overnight parking to facilitate stability and housing in Los Angeles County for individuals living in their vehicles, and advocates for fair and equitable treatment and resources for the unhoused.
Begin to Build a Relationship
We know you care about where your money goes and how it is used. Connect with this organization’s leadership in order to begin to build this important relationship. Your email will be sent directly to this organization’s Director of Development and/or Executive Director.
Safe Parking LA is so much more than a safe place to park. It is a place of hope for the future. As the Case Manager for our Women’s Program, I am privileged to walk alongside our participants as they build a bridge to stability.
Protecting Safe Parking
This spring, the City of Los Angeles nearly eliminated funding for Safe Parking. Participants, neighbors, and advocates mobilized, and the Los Angeles City Council restored support. The County of Los Angeles’ funding cuts remained, however, which forced some operators to close and drove demand for Safe Parking even higher. Philanthropy made the Women’s Program possible. Continued philanthropic investment will ensure that Safe Parking LA continues to provide a safe space for families like Tianna’s.
Financial Ask:
• $10,000 – Provides one year of AAA memberships for every Safe Parking LA participant.
• $70,000 – Supports one year of case management services, helping participants stabilize and move toward permanent housing.
• $125,000 – Funds the Community Warmline for one year, which receives over 10,000 annual inquiries and connects people to resources and Safe Parking LA’s programs.
• $450,000 – Sustains Safe Parking LA’s Women’s Program for one year, preserving this safe, inclusive community for women and families experiencing vehicular homelessness.
Key Supporters
Board of Directors:
Matt Wersinger, Chair
Scott R. Sale, MD, Co-Founder and Past Chair
Tim Wilson, Vice Chair
Greg P. Kushner, Treasurer
Becky Gross, Secretary
Ori Blumenfeld
Lauren Cole
Julia Dadakaridis
Duane Lyons
Nancy Hammerman
Victor Hinderliter
Mellonise Shorter
Josh Steinberg
Grace Yao
Emeritus & Founders:
Ira G. Cohen, Founder and Emeritus
Patricia O. Cohen, Founder and Emeritus, In Memoriam
Emily Uyeda-Kantrim, Founder and Senior Advisor
Funders:
The Ahmanson Foundation
California Hospital Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai
The Charles H. Stout Foundation
City of Beverly Hills
CommonSpirit Health
David William Upham Foundation
Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation
Elbaz Family Foundation
George Hoag Family Foundation
Henry L. Guenther Foundation
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Pfaffinger Foundation
Public Storage
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Rose Hills Foundation
Saint John’s Health Center Foundation
Tech SGT Jack Kushner Ret’d Foundation
Young Adults Forward Fund