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Community Transit Grants 10 Surplus Vans to Local Nonprofits
Published:2019-05-04 County
Community Transit Grants 10 Surplus Vans to Local Nonprofits Golden keys and giggles from school children are not the norm at a Community Transit board of director’s meeting. Ten nonprofits and some very special guests gathered in the boardroom Thursday, as the transit agency announced the recipients of the 14th Van GO vehicle grant program. Community Transit Board Chair, Edmonds Mayor Dave Earling, announced that two clubs within the Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County were Van GO recipients. Six school-aged members stole the show when they accepted keys on behalf of their clubs for vans that will be used to transport kids to and from school and summer programs. The Mukilteo and Edmonds Boys & Girls Clubs were two out of 10 groups selected to receive retired Community Transit vans. The ten surplus vans, earmarked for auction, were awarded to local nonprofit organizations to further meet the local demand for transportation. Collectively, the vehicles will provide 42,000 annual trips for youth, survivors of domestic violence, seniors and others that will benefit from the important work carried out by the local nonprofits. Community Transit launched the Van GO program in 2000 and has since awarded 136 vans and wheelchair lift-equipped paratransit vehicles to qualified 501(c)3 organizations throughout Snohomish County. These organizations primarily serve residents of the Community Transit service area. This includes all incorporated cities and towns in Snohomish County, as well as the Tulalip Reservation and portions of unincorporated Snohomish County, with the exception of Everett. More information about the Van GO program is online www.communitytransit.org/VanGo. “We are excited today to grant some surplus vehicles to nonprofit organizations that enhance the access to transportation for all of the people of Snohomish County,” Community Transit CEO Emmett Heath said. This year, 30 groups submitted applications demonstrating how they would use the vehicles to benefit people in their community. Ten nonprofits now have the ability to provide trips to the communities they serve thanks to retired vans in the competitive grant program. This year’s Van GO recipients include: • Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County- (Mukilteo and Edmonds) Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County – (2) 15 passenger vans Courage to Change Housing – 7 passenger van Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County – 15 passenger van Homage Senior Services – 7 passenger van Miracles and Memories Academy – 7 passenger van Snohomish Senior Center – 15 passenger van The Bridge Receiving Center – 15 passenger van Volunteers of America – 15 passenger van YWCA of Seattle King Snohomish – 7 passenger van Community Transit is responsible for providing bus and paratransit service, vanpool and alternative commute options in Snohomish County. The agency is building a network of Swift bus rapid transit lines with Swift Blue Line along Highway 99 and the Swift Green Line between Canyon Park/Bothell and Boeing/Paine Field.
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