What is a Partner Charity?
TFT's Partner Charities distribute the WRTA individual bus passes. Since TFT's mission is to assist the economically disadvantaged, TFT chooses partners that service this population on a daily basis. Partner Charities have the understanding and experience necessary to recognize a person and his or her situation that justifies dispensing a free single-day bus-pass. These Partner Charities are typically 501(c)(3) organizations, not able to provide transportation to their clients. TFT enables them to do that for their most needy clients.
The twenty one current TFT Partner Charities are:
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South Worcester Neighborhood Center (wide variety of services to poor)
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Standup for Kids (homeless youth)
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Safe Homes (LGBT youth)
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Parent/Professional Advocacy League (youth mental health)
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Straight Ahead Ministries (felons coming out of prisons)
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Clemente Courses in the Humanities (free college-level courses)
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Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Worcester (families in crisis)
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Hope Coalition (troubled youth)
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Woodland Academy (homeless families)
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YWCA Domestic Violence Services (abused families in crisis)
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Worcester Homeless Shelter at SMOC (the primary Worcester shelter for homeless adults)
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Eliot Community Human Services (mental health services)
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Friendly House (neighborhood center, homeless shelters)
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Veterans Inc. (homeless shelters for veterans and associated services)
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Visitation House (adult homeless pregnant women)
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Planned Parenthood (women’s medical care)
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Multicultural Wellness Center (mental and behavioral health counseling)
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LUK Inc. Crisis Center (homeless youth)
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Central Mass Housing Alliance (vocational training, employment counseling)
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Dismas House (housing and employment for ex-convicts)