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2 <br />RESOLUTION <br />Commission for Women <br />Transportation Crisis Assistance Program <br />Whereas, the Orange County Commission for Women has a long and <br />distinguished history of concern for and assistance to women and <br />their families; and, <br />Whereas, the Commission for Women has initiated the <br />Transportation Crisis Assistance Program to help. needy, low-income <br />families purchase affordable transportation; and, <br />Whereas, according to the Department of Social Services (DSS), <br />nearly 45 percent of families participating in the Temporary <br />Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) stated that a lack of <br />transportation had been an obstacle to getting and keeping a job; <br />and, <br />Whereas, DSS reports that of nearly 200 families enrolled in the Work <br />First Program, more than half do not own a car or have a vehicle in <br />need of repair; and, <br />Whereas, the Commission for Women hopes to help 45 families <br />secure safe, reliable transportation through the Transportation Crisis <br />Assistance Program; <br />Therefore, the Board of County Commissioners hereby commends <br />the Commission for Women on the creation of the Transportation <br />Crisis Assistance Program and pledges its support to the <br />Commission for Women'in this effort. <br />This the 29~' day of June,. 2000. <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Chair <br />Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners <br />