I am a single parent with three small children, trying to take care of them, the house, and go to school full-time with no car. The schedule and service area of public transportation can be problematic.
More transportation is needed for youth programs, from child care programs to scouting.
Problems relating to transportation weave throughout the entire needs assessment. Transportation is a critical link between services and families, as well as between parents and employment. A broken link represents a major barrier. On the Step Ahead family survey, respondents were asked to rate the adequacy of resources for their family. Transportation was rated as seldom or not at all adequate by 7.7 percent of all those who answered this question.