by Rachel Simon | Oct 30, 2020 | Stories from the Road, Transportation for seniors, Volunteer drivers
Liz Jones is an entrepreneur, mom of two teenagers and self-declared volunteer extraordinaire. The Herndon resident admits that she finds it hard to sit still and is always looking for ways to give back to her community. As a member of the “sandwich generation”,...
by Rachel Simon | Feb 11, 2020 | Stories from the Road
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) awarded a two-year grant to the Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA) to fund transportation programs that support volunteer driving networks for non-driving seniors and adults with disabilities throughout Northern...
by Rachel Simon | Jan 15, 2020 | Stories from the Road
At NV Rides we field calls daily from a variety of people in need. We are often able to help by connecting them to one of our network partners. However, there are many times that we need to seek out other resources to support them. In Fairfax...
by Rachel Simon | Jan 15, 2020 | Stories from the Road
Volunteer drivers give their time on a weekly basis to make the world a better place. The perpetual challenge is to recruit enough drivers to meet the high demand of ride requests. Our “ask” on this Martin Luther King Day of...
by Rachel Simon | Dec 16, 2019 | Stories from the Road
WAMU transportation reporter Jordan Pascale spent an afternoon with volunteer driver Mark O’Connor and Shepherd’s Center of Mclean-Arlington-Falls Church client Janice Palmer. The piece highlights the growing challenge that seniors face when they wish to...
