Meals on Wheels and More

“Eight years after a car crash that left her paralyzed from the waist down, Jo relies on the TEF transit pass program to get places. A client of Meals on Wheels and More (MOWAM), she suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and has…

Easter Seals Central Texas

“For the past eight years, Bruce has been a member of Easter Seals’ paid job training program (PJT) which offers a unique opportunity for people with disabilities and/or other barriers to employment to earn a living wage while also developing…

Front Steps

"Robert has struggled with severe rheumatoid arthritis for many years, and has frequent visits to doctors and specialists to help manage his symptoms. He was able to use a monthly bus passes from the Transit Empowerment Fund provided by Front…

Goodwill Industries of Central Texas

“DeKarea moved to Austin, Texas in August 2012 from Louisiana. DeKarea had dropped out of school after completing the eighth grade, and he needed extra support in order to get a GED and achieve his dream of becoming a pastry chef. Through…

Saint Louise House

“In fall of 2013, a mother and her four children moved into Saint Louise House. Not having a car, she used the transit passes daily to get her children to and from daycare and school and herself to and from work. At one point, her baby had…

SafePlace

“As a mother and survivor of domestic abuse, our client’s main concern was to maintain a normal, regular routine for her four children after they entered the SafePlace shelter to feel from abuse in their home. The TEF passes provided a way…

Austin Children’s Services

"The bus passes enable our youth to learn how to navigate the public transportation system so that they are prepared to use this skill when they live independently. We have young people who attend ACC, who work part time (sometimes even full…

Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT)

"Our refugee ESL students are folks who have only lived in the United States for a few weeks or months. Forced to flee from their home countries because of political, religious and ethnic persecution, they live in refugee camps for years before…

Austin Travis Integral Care (ATCIC)

"Our clients, almost all of whom are low income and receive disability benefits, have greatly benefitted from TEF bus passes. These passes allowed more of our clients to regularly attend our behavioral health group services, that focus on Community…

Veteran in ARCIL’s Travel Voucher Program

“I came to ARCIL after I went to the Travis County Counseling and Education Resource Fair. I am a re-entry so I was homeless sleeping under bridges, hungry with no money and no transportation. I am a veteran but when I called the VA I could…