SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) _ Officials in Springfield, Oregon, are considering whether to let homeless families camp in recreational vehicles in church parking lots.
It would be similar to a program in nearby Eugene that’s run by the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County which allows homeless people to live in their vehicles for up to three months.
Springfield City Manager Gino Grimaldi says only one RV per church parking lot would be permitted, and there would be fewer than a dozen churches taking part.
All families would be members of St. Vincent de Paul’s overnight parking program, where they’re assigned a case manager and screened for drug use and criminal backgrounds.
The city would pay for portable restrooms and evaluate the program after six months.