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Preparing Students for Success
The OCTA Youth Ride Free Program provides youth ages 6 to 18 with free travel on OC Bus fixed-route service to school, work or fun on safe, clean and reliable buses.
Preparing Students for Success
The OCTA Youth Ride Free Program provides youth ages 6 to 18 with free travel on OC Bus fixed-route service to school, work or fun on safe, clean and reliable buses.
How It Works
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Enroll Your School
Email us a request for Parental Request Forms and passes. Most importantly, please identify staff at your school or school district who can serve as a point of contact for this program. This will be the individual(s) who collects request forms and provides passes.
If parents from your school contact OCTA directly, they will be directed to this contact. Please email YouthRideFree@octa.net with your preferred point of contact(s).
2
Get the Word Out
Help share information about the Youth Ride Free promotional pass with your students, parents and faculty.
OCTA has developed a digital toolkit, including a fact sheet, graphics, email blasts, and social media posts.
3
Collecting Request Forms
Completed Parental Request Forms are to be returned to the designated point of contact(s) at a student’s school.
Once the school receives a completed Parental Request Form, it provides the student with a Youth Ride Free pass. Please be sure to note the pass serial number on the completed form.
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Parental Request Form
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When Passes Expire
When passes expire, schools should promptly destroy the collected forms, according to their respective secure document policies. Any remaining or expired Youth Ride Free passes can be recycled /discarded.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Please download the parental request form and submit it to your school.
Yes, but the child will need a new parental approval form.
One school year. The current pass is good until Sept. 30, 2024. OCTA will issue new passes to schools when appropriate. A new parental request form is required every year.
You’ll find this information in the program guide. The forms do not have to be returned to OCTA.
Please email YouthRideFree@octa.net
With nearly 60 routes and more than 5,400 stops, OC Bus makes it easy to get to school, work and fun. Tools such as the Transit App make it simple to figure out when the bus will arrive and how to plan trips. We also offer transit training to promote bus riding confidence.
Questions? Contact Us
We’re happy to help answer questions about the Youth Ride Free Program.
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Grant Funds Offer Many Benefits
The program is grant-funded by the California Department of Transportation and the California Air Resources Board through California Climate Investments which help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen the economy, and improve public health and the environment.
