Claremont La Verne, San Dimas

Community Connections

Offers “supportive transportation” and includes door-through-door assistance as well as escort assistance at the destination. Transportation provides seniors and the disabled with a critical link to their communities. This program will make it possible to go to the grocery store, volunteer activities, physical therapy sessions, visits to a loved one in a nursing home, hair dresser and church services. Such trips, to life-sustaining and life-enriching destinations and activities are important to both the quantity of and quality of life experienced by seniors and the disabled. These trips would not be possible without the volunteer driver program.

Community Connections unique features:

· Passengers recruit their own volunteer drivers from friends and neighbors who they already know and trust

· Passengers are empowered by reimbursing mileage to their volunteer driver (funds provided by the New Freedoms grant)

· Rides can be arranged to cities outside the scope of existing senior transportation programs and most importantly, across county lines

· Each trip may include multiple destinations and is scheduled by the

passenger and the volunteer driver any time that is mutually convenient

· Volunteer drivers provide companionship and escorted rides

· Rides are provided in the personal vehicle of the driver or passenger

· Volunteering to drive provides an opportunity to serve and make a difference

.  Eligibility:

SUPPORTIVE TRANSPORTATION  - for people with disabilities, seniors with significant limitations.  Call (909) 621-9900 ask for Michelle to apply and be screened by Community Senior Services.  Participants must reside: Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, and San Dimas