Kearney, NE

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017

Project Category: Expansion and enhancement of transportation options

Description: To help residents travel around town without driving, Kearney Works engaged drivers to travel along a set route, picking passengers up at strategically located pick-up locations. The organization recruited drivers from the City of Kearney's growing population of recently retired people. Passengers paid a nominal fee to share safe, reliable rides to their places of employment, childcare centers, job interviews and other destinations.

Tallahassee, FL

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022

Project Category: Expansion and enhancement of transportation options

Description: Transportation barriers in Leon County left many older adults missing medical appointments and struggling with food insecurity. The project provided over 600 rides for people age 50-plus to health care, food pantries and essential services, improving access and reducing stress. Nearly half of the trips were for food, and others connected veterans to VA care. One rider said the program let her visit her church pantry safely and gave her a reliable transportation option.

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Oregon House, CA

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2026

Project Category: Expansion and enhancement of transportation options

Description: Transportation support and digital lessons will be provided during monthly luncheons for older adults. Reliable rides and training will reduce isolation and improve access to services in rural areas.