Non-profits Apply for Bus Passes

The January to June 2009 Grant Application Process is Closed.

United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley partners with Salem Area Mass Transit District to manage the Cherriots’ bus pass program. The program distributes free bus passes to qualified Mid-Valley non-profits (including schools, churches, agencies) whose clients need transportation support throughout the area.

United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley is pleased to open the application process for Go Card bus passes for the January to June of 2009 period.

Qualifications for Applying:

- Agency must be a 501(c)3 non-profit serving Marion county residents.

- Agency must be serving individuals in the health and human services field.

- Agency cannot sell the awarded bus passes for any reason

- Agency may not disburse the passes to another non-profit organization or program unless approved by United Way.

- Agency must have at least one representative that is able to pick up the 6 month allotment of passes from the United Way office in January.

- Agency will be required to distribute the passes to those they serve as well as the general public that requests passes from your agency.

- Agency is responsible for tracking the disbursement of the passes from January 2009 through June 2009. Agency will be required to submit data to United Way on a quarterly basis, which will be passed onto Salem Area Mass Transit. Data spreadsheet will be provided to the email address listed on the application.

Download Application: Application_for_Bus_Passes_PDF.pdf

*If awarded passes, your organization must agree to report pass distribution per the documentation that United Way requires. Reporting is due at the end of each quarter, via a spreadsheet sent electronically by e-mail.

Individual Bus Passes
United Way does not distribute bus passes to individuals. Bus passes are issued to non-profit organizations in the area through an application process. The selected organizations are responsible for distributing passes to individuals in need. A list of organizations distributing bus passes will be posted on this website as soon as the bus passes are awarded.