Transportation Assistance Program

Lack of reliable transportation can be a barrier for individuals seeking employment, getting to/from work, and it can limit employment opportunities. The Transportation Assistance Program helps individuals stabilize transportation to support employment, job search, or education and vocational training.

Assistance may include financial help for:

  • car repairs

  • gas cards

  • Port Authority CONNECT Cards

  • insurance payments

  • loan payments

  • PennDOT Services

  • AAA memberships

  • car seats.

Eligibility:

Reside within Allegheny County in the geographical areas served by

Household gross monthly income must be  200% or below the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines

For more information, please contact
Dan Wonders
Transportation Assistance Program Manager
djwonders@nhco.org
412-487-6316 x 3225

For individuals in the Turtle Creek - Mon Valley area:
* This office is by appointment-only, no walk-ins.
Angela Kearns
Transportation Resource Coordinator
412-487-6316 x3539
amkearns@nhco.org

Emergency Transportation Assistance

Emergency assistance for transportation purposes helps individuals and/or households that are experiencing hardship, crisis, and/or other financial difficulties. An Individual or household must reside in Northern Allegheny County, outside the city of Pittsburgh, and document a household gross monthly income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty level. Assistance may include financial help for gas cards, PennDOT Services, AAA memberships, car seats, and PRT Bus Tickets. Please call our office to speak with a service coordinator.

Vehicle donations help to fund the Transportation Assistance program. If you're interested in donating an unwanted vehicle you can learn more here, or call us at 412-676-7654.

NHCO’s Transportation Assistance Program does not offer physical rides to individuals. However NHCO does offer services to older adults such as Free Rides for Seniors or In Service of Seniors that might be of assistance to individuals 60+ with physical rides, or resources for rides.

NHCO’s Transportation Assistance program is funded through the sale of donated vehicles, and in whole or in part by a Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services under the administration of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development. The Allegheny County Department of Human Services administers local CSBG funding.