Partners in Care - Transportation Program

Ride Partners

Arm-in-arm and door-through-door transportation to help older adults live independently.

PIC volunteer drivers traveled over 153,000 miles last year taking people to medical appointments, pharmacies, grocery stores, and on errands of all kinds. Medical and safety issues are the highest priority, while visits to family and friends, hairdressers, and recreational outings are important too. An average of 125 rides per week are provided.

Rides are personalized. The driver picks up the person at their front door, helps them into the car, takes them to the facility, waits with them, then takes them safely home again. Often the volunteer driver will stop for groceries or to enjoy a social lunch. The minimum service of having a ride provided is enhanced by a kind social interaction.

Rides are provided by volunteers using their own cars. Normally, rides are provided to local medical offices and roundtrips are completed in a short time, but some trips require a volunteer’s entire day and a significant expenditure of fuel. Partial fuel reimbursement is available to drivers.

We always need drivers and hope you will consider participating. You'll help others, meet wonderful new people, have fun, and earn ‘credit in the bank’ for the time when you might need a ride or a helping hand around the house. Give us a call at 410.544.4800.

Support the Ride Partners program. There is no charge for our transportation services. We do ask riders to pay for mileage on a sliding scale if possible, and we ask the community to support this important program. If you can help, consider giving to the fund to pay for volunteer drivers' gas. Call Linda Figallo at 410-544-4800 for more information.

Older Driver Safety
Keeping older drivers safe on the road is important to us. Volunteer member, Randy Marshall, teaches the AARP Safe Driving Course at our office. Anyone interested in the course is welcome, and you could have your insurance premiums reduced by 10% as a result, depending on your carrier. Call us at 410-544-4800 to reserve a spot in the AARP Class on December 6th at our office from 10:00am - 3:00pm.