A woman walks by a repurposed parking meter on North Oakland Avenue. Pasadena is installing these meters around the city to collect money that organizations serving the homeless can apply for.

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Repurposed parking meters collect change for Pasadena’s homeless

A woman walks by a repurposed parking meter on North Oakland Avenue. Pasadena is installing these meters around the city to collect money that organizations serving the homeless can apply for. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Melinda K. Wilson Folkers, 50, organizes her belongings in Pasadena’s Central Park, while a friend sits on the left. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Melinda K. Wilson Folkers, 50, sits in Pasadena’s Central Park. Organizers hope that the city’s donation meters will generate both awareness and funding for solutions to homelessness. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A homeless woman asks for help at Lake Avenue and East Corson Street in Pasadena. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A woman glances at one of two currently installed donation meters in Pasadena. The two meters have raised just $270 over three weeks. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)