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Category: Commuter Options

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 admin

Getting Philly to Work: Commuter Options

Commuter Options
Getting Philly to Work: Commuter Options

Ulysses, one of our drivers in our Commuter Options program, discusses the impact of the program on his life! After leaving incarceration, he is now…

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January 26, 2022January 27, 2022 admin

January 2022 Commuter Options Update

Commuter Options
January 2022 Commuter Options Update

Here is an update on our Commuter Options program, showing greatly increased wages and more ridership. We are hoping to expand the program in the…

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November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 admin

Get a job in Food Production

Commuter Options, Job Postings

Looking for a job? Need to start working immediately? The Philadelphia Unemployment Project’s Commuter Options program has connections to food production employers across the Philadelphia…

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July 16, 2020July 21, 2020 admin

NOW HIRING! Food production jobs

Commuter Options, Unemployment
NOW HIRING! Food production jobs

“Need a $14/hour, first-shift job? We have connections to food production jobs that are hiring TODAY, (Clemens Foods in Hatfield). Plus, we can get you…

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June 16, 2020June 19, 2020 admin

Transportation & Jobs for Philadelphia workers

Commuter Options, Recession
Transportation & Jobs for Philadelphia workers

The COMMUTER OPTIONS program is operated by the Philadelphia Unemployment Project. Through the use of car pools PUPCO provides affordable transportation to jobs in the…

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August 15, 2019September 5, 2019 admin

Suburbanites benefited from Philly’s post-recession job growth more than city residents, report says

Commuter Options, Issues, Minimum wage
Suburbanites benefited from Philly’s post-recession job growth more than city residents, report says

Half of moderate and low income Philadelphians do not have cars and have great difficulty reaching better paying suburban jobs. That is why PUP created…

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June 18, 2019July 2, 2019 admin

Helping People Make It In Philadelphia

Commuter Options
Helping People Make It In Philadelphia

Published: June 18, 2019 PUP’s Commuter Options program is supplying brand new vehicles to these new hires for good paying jobs at RGIS in Chester County.…

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June 5, 2019July 2, 2019 admin

Commuter Options just started two new van pools

Commuter Options
Commuter Options just started two new van pools

Commuter Options just started two new vanpools of 14 returning citizens to jobs in South Jersey working with a reentry program run by Temple U. and…

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April 2, 2019June 25, 2019 admin

Philly.com: For workers in Philly’s poor neighborhoods, car ownership often a necessity and a privilege

Commuter Options
Philly.com: For workers in Philly’s poor neighborhoods, car ownership often a necessity and a privilege

Here’s an Inquirer article from Christmas Day on the importance of a car, even to people in poor neighborhoods with good SEPTA connections. According to…

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July 25, 2018July 16, 2019 PUP

City Funds Commuter Options to provide reverse commute assistance to inner city Philadelphians

Commuter Options

The Philadelphia Unemployment Project announced that the recently passed City Budget contained an appropriation to cover matching funds for Commuter Options’ PennDOT grant. While not…

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