MV Transportation, Inc. to donate vehicle to YWCA Domestic Violence Project

Glendale, CA –The YWCA of Glendale will be the proud recipient of a passenger van donated by MV Transportation for use in their Domestic Violence Programs.

MV Transportation, the private company hired by the City to operate and manage the Beeline bus system has donated to the YWCA a 1997 F-350 passenger van to help with transportation needs.

“MV continually seeks opportunities to become involved in community-based initiatives such as the YWCA’s Domestic Violence Project,” said Nikki Frenney, MV’s Director of Communications. “Anytime we can assist in enhancing someone’s quality of life, we jump at the opportunity. We look forward to a long successful relationship with this organization.”

MV was approached by Eliza Karagezian who worked with Nikki Frenney the company’s Communications Director after last May’s “Loads of Love” campaign – a joint collaborative between Glendale Beeline and MV to benefit the YWCA of Glendale. The two-week campaign, encouraged area residents and businesses to “load” a 40-foot Beeline bus with a host of different necessities, including clothing, toys, cookware, bed linens, toiletries, diapers, department and grocery store gift certificates, etc.

After the success of “Loads of Love” and MV’s expressed desire to further assist the YWCA and its programs, the company began its internal search to find a vehicle suitable for donation. The van has the capacity to transport six passengers and two wheelchairs.

Based in Fairfield, California, MV Transportation is the largest African-American and woman-owned private transportation contracting firm in the country.

The YWCA of Glendale’s mission is to empower women and children who are victims of Domestic Violence to achieve independence, self-sufficiency and lifestyles free from violence. Since 1979 the Domestic Violence Project provides a 24-hour domestic violence hotline, an emergency shelter, transitional housing and a woman's service center. The DVP provides free services including - support groups, counseling, legal services, and parenting classes for any woman experiencing domestic violence. Each year nearly 3,000 women and children benefit from the program and its services.

Based in Fairfield, California, MV Transportation is the largest African-American and woman-owned private transportation contracting firm in the country. MV specializes in transportation services for the elderly and disabled and has 10,000 employees nationwide. The company contracts with more than 140 local governments and transit agencies in 26 states and the District of Columbia to provide public transportation services.