Counseling & Support

Evidence-based Strategies - Examples, Research and Tools

Strategy h: Provide or arrange for student transportation to and from the program (e.g. car pools, van service) and advocate for improved public transportation.

Examples

Transit Cuts
Alexander Dow
Threatened with a 25% cut to public transportation that would affect up to 30% of the students, staff and students of the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council engaged in an array of civic actions to educate and advocate for their needs.

Transportation on the Move
Pat Larson, Cindy Rodriguez, Caridad Santiago, Donna Swain, and Lisa Willard, with an overview by Cindy Rodriguez
An account of how students in one rural community organized to obtain affordable public transportation in their community so that they could get to the program and meet other needs.