INDIANAPOLIS — A vital resource for people living out of their cars in Indianapolis is shutting down for now.

Safe Park Indy provides spaces for people living out of their cars to park overnight and provided essential services like bathrooms and phone chargers.

The program's director says the initiative has grown too big to run herself. They said they have a constant wait list of 400 people but only space for five to 20 people at a time.

The founder said she hopes to find support from local nonprofits to keep the space running in the future.

The initiative was called "groundbreaking" when it debuted last year. A point-in-time count identified 1,700 unhoused individuals, but that number didn't include all the people living in vehicles. It's estimated 100,000 people are living in their c

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