In a short time, one homeless services provider operating a safe parking site has connected dozens of unhoused people to housing.

In the eight months since the Berryessa safe parking site opened, nonprofit WeHOPE has moved 24 people into permanent housing and 11 people into temporary housing. That’s compared to the 15 residents moved from the Santa Teresa VTA light rail station safe parking site into permanent housing from July 2023 to June 2025. The latter location is run by nonprofit LifeMoves. Both locations were designed to accommodate residents living in their RVs, as the city bans unhoused RV dwellers from the streets.

WeHOPE Chief Operating Officer Alicia Garcia said the “secret sauce” lies in its case management and hiring people who reflect values of compassion and service.

“We

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