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Your Path to Freedom – NV Rides Partners
Our job is to connect you with the volunteer driver program in your neighborhood. We do not provide transportation ourselves.
Click on the color-coded interactive map to find a ride with a volunteer driving program in your neighborhood.
Use the contact button below or call us at 703.537.3071.
Find a Ride
Ride Reflections
“I feel secure. . .”
“You have always been so kind and thoughtful to me when providing me with rides to my doctors’ appointments. It makes me feel more secure knowing there is someone that I can call if I need help with getting to the doctor or grocery store. Thank you again for being there for me and other seniors.”
– Elena, Arlington, VA
Here’s Your Guide to
Get-Up-and-Go
Easy as 1-2-3 to get started
- Locate the Partner Network closest to you using our interactive map
- Let your Partner Network know the dates and times you need a ride
- Your Driver will call you a day before the ride to touch base
A Qualified Driver
The profile
- Submitted to Criminal and DMV Background Check (no cost to you)
- Received one-on-one training
- Expressed a desire to help others and make a difference in the life of a neighbor
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Door-to-Door Support
NV Rides promotes mobility for seniors. We work with community-based volunteer organizations that provide transportation services.
Stories from the Road
It’s More Than Just a Ride
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...
MLK Day of Service
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...
NV Rides In the News
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 safely age in...
