A nonprofit group launched a program this week intended to make it easier for low-income families to get around. Ways to Work, administered by the nonprofit Family Matters of Greater Washington, is offering up to $6,000 in low-interest loans to help parents buy a used car or fix a car they already own. Families in the District, Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland are eligible.

“One of the biggest issues that parents face, especially in D.C., is that a lot of parents don’t have means to transportation, especially if they don’t live along the Metro line or public transportation,” said Tonya Smallwood Jackson, CEO of Family Matters of Greater Washington. “So getting kids to daycare, going to the laundromat, getting to work, is a real challenge.”