In Kentucky USA, the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul helps people obtain access to transportation, “one of the lifelines in 21st Century America.” Read the story.
Tags: Anti-poverty strategies, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Programs like this one in Kentucky and the Wisconsin Work-n-Wheels program we wrote about last month (see: http://famvin.org/en/archive/work-n-wheels-programs-puts-cars-in-hands-of-the-poor)are extremely important. Low-income workers spend a much higher percentage of their income (approximately 36%) on transportation than do higher income workers. Often they are forced to make hard choices between transporation to work and other basic needs.1 Comment
Programs like this one in Kentucky and the Wisconsin Work-n-Wheels program we wrote about last month (see: http://famvin.org/en/archive/work-n-wheels-programs-puts-cars-in-hands-of-the-poor)are extremely important. Low-income workers spend a much higher percentage of their income (approximately 36%) on transportation than do higher income workers. Often they are forced to make hard choices between transporation to work and other basic needs.