[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Working Families Transportation Assistance Program- a New Look

[Shira Golding]

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> From: "Kloppel, Cynthia (TOMPKINS)" <Cynthia.Kloppel at dfa.state.ny.us>
> Date: July 26, 2011 11:53:45 AM EDT
> To: "Tompkins Human Services List Serve (TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu)" <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu 
> >
> Subject: Working Families Transportation Assistance Program- a New  
> Look
> Reply-To: "Kloppel, Cynthia (TOMPKINS)" <Cynthia.Kloppel at dfa.state.ny.us 
> >
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> The Working Families Transportation Assistance Program is now open  
> for new clients and has several changes to share.
>
> Working Families Transportation Assistance Program now provides 2  
> months of transportation support in the form of subsidized gas  
> cards, CityVan rides or bus passes.  As in the past, eligible  
> persons are low income parents with a child(en) under the age of 19  
> who is enrolled in school if school age (or child under age of 18,  
> applicant or partner is pregnant or applicant is a Non Custodial  
> parent of child under the age of 18) , has a household income at or  
> less than 200% Federal Poverty Level, working, living in Tompkins  
> County and a United States citizen or Immigration Status.
>
> Example of the subsidized transportation support: person is eligible  
> for the maximum gas card amount of  $50.00 due to work  
> transportation mileage  and would pay $25.00 in cash as their co- 
> payment to receive the $50.00 subsidized gas card. Please note that  
> bus pass support for work transportation will not be available for  
> new clients until after September 1, so that existing bus pass  
> clients may receive the transportation support.
>
> Working Families Transportation Assistance also provides bus pass  
> help of 3 one day passes for a 2 week period, at no co-payment, for  
> job search transportation for eligible parents.  If you have any  
> questions, please contact for further information.
>
> New brochures are being printed, and I will begin brochure  
> distribution to existing referral agencies at the end of this week.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Cynthia Kloppel
> Mobility Program Specialist
> Tompkins County DSS
> 320 West State St.
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> Phone: 607-274-5022
> cynthia.kloppel at dfa.state.ny.us
> Fax: 607-274-5247

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