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Lyft Is Helping Passengers Get To Their Job Interviews
Lyft just announced a new initiative that is going to give their users free or discounted rides to job interviews and during the first three weeks of employment.
According to the rideshare company, the Jobs Access Program looks to close the transportation gap in low-income communities. Lyft is partnering with national and local organizations, which includes the National Down Syndrome Society and United Way, to offer the program in over 35 markets in the US and Canada.
“For the unemployed, reliable transportation to a job interview or to the first few weeks of work can mean the difference between successful, long-term employment and lost opportunities,” a statement from Lyft reads. The company also cited a 2018 Oxford University Press study that said “children’s opportunities for economic mobility are shaped by the neighborhoods in which they grow up,” along with citing their own study that shows “44% of Lyft rides start or end in low-income areas.”
The Job Access Program will offer the following three services:
- Rides to/from job training programs
- Rides to/from job interviews
- Rides to/from the first three weeks of employment, until individuals receive their first paycheck and begin to pay for their own transportation
To find out more about the program, check out the full statement on Lyft’s website here.
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