Safe Park Indy

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We provide safe, dignified overnight parking and supportive services for people living in their vehicles due to homelessness in Indianapolis.

Our mission is simple: to offer a secure place to sleep, access to essential resources, and a pathway toward stability and opportunity. We are the state’s first and only formal safe parking program.

We partner with places of worship and other community organizations that have parking lots sitting empty overnight. Through these partnerships, our clients can park safely — instead of on city streets or in public parking areas — reducing the risks to their safety, security, and well-being. While parked at Safe Park Indy sites, clients are connected to services and resources that make life in their vehicles more manageable and help them plan next steps toward housing stability.

Vehicular homelessness is a growing and often hidden challenge in Indianapolis. Safe Park Indy meets this need with compassion, practical solutions, and a deep belief that everyone deserves a safe place to rest their head.

Following our pilot year of operations, we paused intentionally to reflect on what we learned and to thoughtfully strengthen our program model. Safe Park Indy will relaunch in Spring 2026.

Click here to learn more about how the program works.

Living in your car and need of a safe place to sleep?

Please check back frequently; our client intake form will be live in Spring 2026. In the meantime, we encourage you to contact 211 or use the CHIP Handbook of Help to find immediate housing and support resources.

Interested in becoming a site host, volunteer, or community partner?

Email HelloSafeParkIndy@gmail.com.