Dane County Department of Human Services offers transportation services to unemployed or low-income individuals seeking employment or who need transportation to get to and from work.
The ETA program provides bus passes for those searching for employment. ETA is a transit-based fare-assistance program. The service area is Metro Transit boundaries. Individuals must complete a Transportation Intake Form.
General Eligibility:
The ETA program is available to unemployed and low-income persons seeking employment. The Transportation Call Center will review your Transportation Intake Form to determine program eligibility. Individuals enrolled in Long-Term Care through Family Care, Family Care Partnership, and IRIS are not eligible.
Cost:
No cost. Funding for this program is limited.
How to Apply:
Contact the Transportation Call Center at (608) 242-6489 or TransportationCallCenter@danecounty.gov to obtain a hard copy of the form or download the Transportation Intake Form here.
The Work-N-Wheels program provides zero-interest car loans and family financial planning courses to low-income workers. A loan recipient is required to ride-share where possible. This is a revolving loan fund. The service area is typically rural Dane County. View the brochure here.
General Eligibility:
The Work-N-Wheel program is available to rural low-income workers. Loan applications are approved by the Southwest Community Action Work-N-Wheels Program.
How to Apply:
Contact SWCAP at (608) 935-2326 or the Transportation Call Center at (608) 242-6489 or TransportationCallCenter@danecounty.gov.
The JobRide program provides transportation for low-income people going to/from work.
Transportation is provided to areas that are inaccessible during nonpeak public transportation hours
which include nights, weekends and holidays. The service operates 24 hours a day every day of the year.
General Eligibility: Ride priority and subsidized fare are provided to clients who are at of below 200% of
the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines.
How to apply: Online Application process
