Bus Pass Assistance

Through a partnership with Salem-Keizer Transit, United Way offers bus passes at no cost to local non-profits to distribute to clients. The program offers one day bus passes to qualified Mid-Valley non-profits who serve clients in need of transportation support. United Way does not distribute monthly bus passes or offer assistance to obtain monthly bus passes.

The application process for bus passes for the months of January 2012 - March 2012 is currently closed. Please check back on March 15th, 2012 for the next application process.

Qualifications to apply:

- 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. Schools are excluded.
- Agency cannot sell the awarded bus passes for any reason.
- Agency may not disburse the passes to another non-profit organization or program.
- Agency will be required to distribute the passes to those they serve as well as the general public that requests passes from your agency.

Click here for a list of non-profit organizations that were awarded bus passes for January 2012 - March 2012.

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 is available above.