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From: Gail Price <gprice at famlit.org>
Reply-To: The Family Literacy Discussion List <familyliteracy at nifl.gov>
Date:  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:58:46 -0400


>An article on the WALB News Web site tells of a proposed bus fare  

>increase in Albany, Georgia. If the increase is passed the monthly  

>fare will almost double, going from $22 to $40. The Director of  

>Dougherty County's Literacy program says, "We depend on those monthly  

>passes to get us (sic) to our family literacy center, to get their  

>education. We have been receiving cuts over and over, so we simply do  

>not have the finances to continue providing transporatation to our  

>students."

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>Have you ever faced this or any kind of transportation problem in  

>your program?

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>What alternatives did you come up with to make it possible for  

>student to continue their participation?

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>Read the article at:

>http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=4818869&nav=5kZQ

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>Gail J. Price

>Multimedia Specialist

>National Center for Family Literacy

>325 West Main Street, Suite 300

>Louisville, KY 40205

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>Phone: 502 584-1133, ext. 112

>Fax: 502 584-0172


Gail,

We also give out passes, and we also have a van that pickes up our Family Literacy families. 

If you rent or lease a van could it be a tax deduction?

Bob>

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