Travelers Aid of Pittsburgh

TRAVELERS AID OF PITTSBURGH is a non-profit, United Way agency which provides social service programs to individuals in need of transit assistance. The only organization of its kind in Western Pennsylvania, Travelers Aid works with public and private entities to offer a variety of transportation options for various populations. For decades, the agency utilized United Way funding and focused on being a resource for stranded travelers in crises to return home or to safe haven through a partnership with Greyhound buslines. In 1998, Travelers Aid developed the first of their local programs, Mobile Moms. A grant opportunity provided the base funding for Travelers Aid to work with a network of medical facilities, utilizing a unique model in providing public transit assistance to pregnant women to access medical care to their prenatal checkups. This cost-effective approach proved to be successful, and attendance rates improved for prenatal appointments in facilities in the network. Mobil...