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Metro works with social service, community service, and housing authorities to provide transportation services for low-income and welfare populations transitioning into the workplace. The purpose of the program is to:
- make transit affordable for low-income and welfare recipients
- improve access to information about transportation options, especially for non-English speaking clients.
- Provide personalized services to help individuals join or form carpools and vanpools.
- Develop transportation alternatives that better link low-income individuals to job centers.
- Subsidized leased vans or established vanpools with community agencies.
- Partner with employers, jurisdictions, housing authorities and social service agencies on innovative transportation strategies for low-income.
- Neighborhood House Vans - Clients of Department of Social and Health Services & Employment Securities Department may request trips through their case managers.
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