Free transportation for refugees

Date Shared:

Friday, October 11, 2019 - 16:27

Countries and areas:

United States

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants

Contributors:

Business

Mayors, Local and Regional Governments

Chairmanship:

Ecuador 2019

Geographical Relevance:

Subnational

Tags:

Public-Private Partnerships, Migrant Protection and Assistance, Cities and Municipalities, Forced Migration

Summary:

The city of Atlanta in the USA has undertaken to provide free transportation to refugees for their legal and medical appointments.

In Atlanta, as well as some other cities in the USA, private company Lyft has also offered transportation grants to a number of immigrant and refugee organisations as part of its Lyft Relief Rides Program.

Several civil society organisations in Atlanta also provide similar services to certain immigrants (e.g. refugee children).

Link to documents:

For more information, see:

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2019 - Background Paper RT 3.1 "Supporting Arrival Cities through Policy Coherence and Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships"