Cincinnati Public Schools has served hundreds with first-in-the-nation sleep lot for families

By: Megan Henry

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 1,385

Last Updated: 1 day, 11 hours ago

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Cincinnati Public Schools is the first school district in the nation to own and operate a parking lot where families experiencing homelessness can go to at night and sleep in their cars.

Cincinnati’s Safe Sleep Lot opened April 30 at William Howard Taft Elementary School and more than 300 people have slept in the lot so far, said Megan Rahill, shelter and housing specialist with Project Connect.

“A lot of times, when you’re sleeping in …

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