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The Wheels to Work program assists Georgians coming off of welfare with the purchase of reliable transportation to go to work.  Program participants receive zero interest and low down payment loans to buy approved vehicles. The Wheels to Work program is enabling individuals moving from public assistance to employment to solve their own transportation problems, by providing them with independent transportation solutions. Georgia is one of the few states in the nation with a fully-funded, fully-operational Wheels to Work program. 

Oconee River RC&D continues to implement the Wheels to Work program in our 14 county Council Area.  Our clients pay off their loans and move out of the program - as the program was intended.

During August 2005, two Wheels to Work car placements were made to deserving women.  The first placement was made in Morgan County to a hardworking single mother of three children.  She has been in her current full-time job for two years, and was using a rental car to get to work.  To quote her, “Thank you so much.  My kids really love this car, and we now get to the doctor’s office on time.”  

The second placement was made in Baldwin County to another hardworking single mother of two children.  She works on the night shift at the Baldwin State Prison, a job she has held for over three years.  Prior to receiving her car through the Wheels To Work program, she was relying on family, friends, and co-workers to take her to work.  Her ambitions are reaching higher, as she has applied to the Central Georgia Technical College licensed practical nursing program.  She intends to keep working while going to school.  The full story of her car placement was covered on the front page of the August 25, 2005 , editions of The Union-Recorder and The Baldwin Bulletin.

Contact Jim Wren for additional information.