Emergency Transportation Program
In partnership with the City of Kamloops, United Way distributes bus tickets to community agencies and organizations to assist their clients in accessing emergency social services. In the summer months we distribute 500 tickets per month and in the winter months it increases to 800 tickets.
The Emergency Transporation Assistance Program has been very successful by enabling individuals accessing services like food banks, doctor's appointments, support groups, housing appointments, job training and other essential community services.
Read what The Salvation Army has to say about the program:
"The Emergency Transportation Assistance Program has made it possible for our clients to access public transit to get home with their food hampers, attend court dates, doctors appointments and job interviews. During this time of extreme heat, several clients have been able to access transit and avoid a heat exhausting walk home or across the bridge to South Kamloops. The gratitude shown by these individuals is evidence of the positive impact that access to this program is having on the marginalized and often overlooked members of our community."
