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The King County Metro Transit Human Services Reduced Fare Bus Ticket Program was established in 1993 to provide subsidized bus tickets for people who are low-income and/or experiencing homelessness and in need transportation assistance to critical services such as emergency shelter, employment, and child care. In 2013, the City of Seattle allocated $1,171,875 in Reduced Fare Bus Tickets to 71 nonprofits, government agencies, and community-based organizations through an annual allocation process. Organizations purchase tickets at a reduced rate (20 percent of actual cost), and then distribute the tickets to clients.

Applications for 2014 will be available in early November 2013. If you are an agency interested in applying, e-mail Lindsey Zimmerman for more information. If you are an individual seeking transportation assistance, please contact the Community Information Line 2-1-1 or a local human service agency.

2013 Participating Agencies

• Ashoka Seattle
• Atlantic Street Center
• Capitol Hill Housing
• Casa Latina
• Catholic Community Services
• Children’s Home Society of Washington
• Compass Housing Alliance
• Consejo Counseling and Referral Services
• Country Doctor Free Teen Clinic
• El Centro de la Raza
• Elizabeth Gregory Home
• Ethiopian Community In Seattle
• Evergreen Treatment Services – The REACH Program
• FamilyWorks
• FareStart
• First Place
• Harborview Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress
• Harborview Medical Center / Pioneer Square Clinic
• Horn of Africa Services
• HSD / Emergency Reserve / Severe Weather
• InterIm Community Development Association
• Jewish Family Services
• Jubilee Women's Center
• Lifelong AIDS Alliance
• Low Income Housing Institute
• Mary's Place
• Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens
• Mt. Baker Housing Association
• Municipal Court of Seattle
• NAVOS
• Neighborhood House
• New Horizons Ministries
• Operation Nightwatch
• Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets
• Pike Market Medical Clinic / NeighborCare Clinic
• Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank
• Pioneer Human Services
• Plymouth Housing Group
• Public Health Seattle & King County - Jail Health Services
• Public Health Seattle & King County - Kids Plus Outreach
• Queen Anne Helpline
• Raja for Africa
• Recovery Café
• Recovery Centers of King County
• Resident Action Council of Seattle Housing Authority
• Salvation Army – Adult Rehabilitation Center
• Sea-Mar Community Health Centers
• Seattle Conservation Corps
• Seattle Education Access
• Seattle First Presbyterian Church
• Seattle Housing And Resource Effort (SHARE)
• Seattle Mennonite Church
• Seattle Union Gospel Mission
• Seattle Urban Academy
• Shalom Zone Nonprofit Association / Rising out of the Shadows (ROOTS)
• St Francis House
• StandUp for Kids Seattle
• Teen Feed
• The Center for Wooden Boats
• The Foodbank at St. Mary's
• The Hope Center
• The Service Board
• University Churches Emergency Fund
• Vietnamese Friendship Association
• West Seattle Helpline
• Woodland Park Presbyterian
• Year Up
• YouthCare
• YWCA of Seattle - King - Snohomish Counties

Seattle Human Services Department
Street address: 700 5th Avenue, Suite 5800, Seattle, WA 98104
Mailing address: PO Box 34215, Seattle, WA 98124-4215

Phone: 206-386-1001
Fax: 206-233-5119
TTY/TTD: 206-233-2778

Accommodations for people with disabilities provided upon request.