A Car for a Home? Mitt Romney Would Cut This Program Too
“The individuals and families who are served by the Safe Parking Program™ are not only homeless,” adds Roslyn Scheuerman, one of the program’s two case managers. “They are refugees from the American Dream.” ...In 2010-2011, the program served over 800 people. “The Cities of Santa Barbara and Goleta and the County of Santa Barbara have been tremendously supportive of the program since its inception,” said Schwarz. “Without government contracts and grants, the program would be without funding. We currently operate the program at a loss to the agency.”
http://www.independent.com/news/2012/jun/28/sbnbccs-safe-parking-program-feat...
Here's the eye-opening account of laid off workers now living in cars in Santa Barbara by Jeff Tietz in the June 25 Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-sharp-sudden-decline-of-americas...

