DART and Assurance Wireless Partner to Offer Free Cell Phone Service to Eligible DART Riders

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has partnered with Assurance Wireless to offer free cell phone service and a free cell phone to eligible DART riders who are currently enrolled in a qualifying federal or state assistance program.

Free Cell Phone Service and a Free Smartphone

DART riders may qualify for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) if they participate in:

·?Medicaid

·?Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

·?Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

Riders may qualify for Texas Lifeline if they participate in any of the three programs above, or in any of the following:

·?Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

·?Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP)

·?DHA: Housing Solutions for North Texas

·?Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)

·?Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

DART Discount GoPass? Tap Card

DART launched the Discount GoPass? Tap Card pilot-program to ensure riders who qualify have access to jobs, health care and educational opportunities, reducing social and economic inequalities by making mobility financially feasible to more people.

All new and current DART riders who participate in any of the following programs are now eligible for DART services at half the fare:

·?CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)

·?TANF (Texas Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

·?CEAP (Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program)

·?SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

·?Housing Choice Vouchers

·?DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas Program

·?Medicaid

·?Medicare

·?Texas WIC (Texas Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)

Online registration is available at?DART.org/TapForHalf. Discount Tap Cards can be used on any DART bus or light rail, including Trinity Railway Express (TRE) between EBJ Union Station and CentrePort/DFW Station.