LIFE Program Enrollment at L.A. Care CRC

Los Angeles Metro held a LIFE enrollment event Monday at L.A. Care’s Community Resource Center in Lincoln Heights for riders seeking discounted transit benefits. (metro.net) Metro listed the event for April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2430 N. Broadway in Los Angeles. (metro.net) The agency said staff were there to enroll low-income riders in LIFE, short for Low Income Fare is Easy. New applicants can get unlimited free rides for the first 90 days. (metro.net) After that introductory period, qualifying Los Angeles County residents can receive 20 free Metro rides each month or a discounted pass on another participating transit agency. (metro.net) (thesourcearchives.metro.net) Metro’s current LIFE page says riders can now opt in to have the 20-ride monthly benefit load automatically to a TAP card instead of adding it manually. (metro.net) (thesource.metro.net) Metro said eligibility includes people enrolled in programs such as CalFresh EBT, Medi-Cal, SNAP, Social Security, Social Security Disability, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, as well as households under posted income limits. (metro.net) The Lincoln Heights site is one of L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan’s Community Resource Centers, which offer free classes, screenings, social-services help, and enrollment support. (lacare.org) L.A. Care said the Lincoln Heights center at 2430 N. Broadway opened in June 2025 and is the 14th Community Resource Center jointly operated by the two health plans in Los Angeles County. (lacare.org) Metro said in November 2025 that LIFE had surpassed 475,000 registrations since the improved program launched in 2021, producing 25 million free rides and 14 million rides on discounted passes. (metro.net) That made Monday’s event less a one-off fair than another stop in Metro’s countywide push to sign up riders where they already go for health and social-service support. (metro.net) (lacare.org)