The Gift of Mobility

Mobility is an important quality-of-life issue for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Transportation increases independence, provides connection with the community and ensures access to life sustaining activities.

Ride Connection offers affordable, accessible and reliable transportation services for seniors. With your financial support, Ride Connection can continue its important transportation work.

Did you know that:

• 10% of households include someone with a mobility impairment or a senior with
  difficulty obtaining transportation;
• 76% of mobility impaired individuals have conditions making fixed route service
  more difficult.
• The Tri-county elderly population is increasing rapidly.
• Ride Connection coordinates and provides technical assistance to a network of over 30 service providers.

(Sources: Meeting the Transportation Needs of Seniors and Mobility Impaired
Oregon Transportation Conference, October 1998 and Tri-County Elderly and Disabled Transportation Plan, June 2001)

Ride Connection’s Fund Development Program seeks funding from a variety of sources to support our community mobility and transportation programs. We are grateful for and thank all of our supporters for their contributions, which help make our community transportation possible.

For questions or information on the Ride Connection Fund Development Program call
James Uyeda at 503.528.1734 or by email at fundraising@rideconnection.org.