Across the country more than 120 nonprofit organizations work to ensure that low wage working families are able to get a car in order to find and keep a job.
Working cars for working families maine.
There is established within the department the working cars for working families program in order to help families receiving tanf benefits or benefits under the parents as scholars program and families that are financially eligible for alternative aid under section 3763 subsection 8 to obtain or retain sustainable employment by providing them with access to reliable affordable transportation.
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Working cars for working families is fighting to ensure that families get a fair deal when buying and financing a car and that the lack of a car does not stand in the way of families ability to become economically successful.
The rfp was made available on july 22 2020 by the state s division of procurement services.
The purpose is to assist participants in obtaining and maintaining sustainable employment by providing them with access to reliable affordable transportation.
The department was directed to operate a working cars for working families program 22 m r s.
3769 f by the 128th legislature as part of the 2017 2018 biennial budget.
For the proposed working cars for working families program in maine.
Details about what this program would entail and why some mainers oppose it on newscentermaine at 6 30 a m.
We seek to bring about policy reform to bring transparency and fairness to the markets for used cars and car finance.
These programs promote economic well being and job security by distributing cars directly to families making low interest loans for car purchases and facilitating matched savings for car.
Find a car program.
Goodwill s used car program wheels to work program gives working families reliable transportation and encourages the dignity of work.
Working cars for working families is a project of the national consumer law center created to ensure that working families can get keep and use a reliable car at fair terms.
Find a car program ogosenseadmin 2019 09 19t12 18 13 00 00 please contact each program to find out the eligibility requirements for their services.
Augusta maine people before politics mpbp has reviewed the mills administration s request for proposals for the 6 million working cars for working families program.
Maine legislature section 3769 f working cars for working families program accessed june 24 2020 maine examiner gov.
Their program helps you get a car.
We work with a variety of organizations each with its own focus but all recognizing the importance of cars to the success of families.
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