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Existing Conditions ORANGE CGE OUNSIT TY <br /> Rural Demand Response • Transport to work or training for DSS clients transitioned <br /> off TANF or Work First within 12 months, Workforce <br /> Service Description Development Program participants, "disadvantaged <br /> public" and or general public. <br /> Rural Demand Response service in Orange County consists of <br /> multiple disparate programs that provide door-to-door service ' Job interviews,job fairs,job readiness activities/training, <br /> based on location and eligibility: the Elderly and Disabled GED classes, transportation to work (scheduled by <br /> Transportation Assistance Program (EDTAP), the Employment passenger), <br /> Transportation Assistance Program (EMPL), the Department of • Children of working parent transported to child care. <br /> Social Services Work First Program (DSS), and Rural General RGP services are available to any member of the public, and are <br /> Public (RGP). These services are marketed to the public based on advertised on the OCTS website, but no trips were taken via that <br /> eligibility, not grouped together by funding as they are for the program during the study period. <br /> purposes of this analysis. <br /> Service Performance <br /> Demand Response service is available Monday through Friday <br /> from 7 AM until 5 PM, and trips must be booked two days in In October 2023, OCTS provided 1,502 completed demand <br /> advance by 5 PM.Trip funding is based on the eligibility of the response trips through the project categories. EDTAP funded <br /> rider and trip purpose. EDTAP-eligible riders include Orange 1,035 of those trips, DSS was the funding source for 456 trips, and <br /> County elderly (60+) or disabled residents travelling for the EMPL funded 11 trips. Due to the nature of eligibility-based <br /> following eligible trip purposes: services, each trip's purpose is recorded, and Figure 27 shows the <br /> number of trips taken for each eligible purpose, broken down by <br /> ■ Job interviews,job fairs,job readiness activities/training, funding source. <br /> GED classes, transportation to work, Group field trips/ <br /> tours to community special events <br /> ■ Human Services agency appointments, public hearings, <br /> committee meetings <br /> ■ Medical appointments, pharmacy pick-ups, shopping, <br /> personal care, banking etc. <br /> The Employment Transportation Assistance Program (EMPL) and <br /> DSS Work First Program provide trips for the following purposes: <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 4-10 <br />