ALOFT Mobility Management Initiative 2009-2010
ALOFT’s Transportation Task Force has been hard at work throughout 2009 and 2010.
Thanks to the generous support of the Federal Transportation Administration and the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services, the task force has been able to identify service providers willing to work with older adults, people with disabilities and workers who have difficulty traveling to northeast Westchester.
- See the September 2010 Directory of Transportation Services for Northeast Westchester.
- If you wish to make additions or changes to this directory, please contact ALOFT at info@goALOFT.org or 914-764-3014.
To see the current members of ALOFT’s Transportation Task Force click here.
How to be a Better Driver
4 Older Driver Workshops are being provided by the Family Caregiver Program of the County Departments of Senior Programs & Services and Public Works, and the School of Occupational Therapy of Mercy College. Click to see the Older Driver Family Assistance Book prepared by the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs & Services.
August 29, 2010 at 9:30 AM at the Fox Center, Mt Kisco
September 22, 2010 at 1 PM at the Pound Ridge Library
October 20, 2010 at 12:30 PM at the Amawalk Fire House, Somers with Somers Seniors
November 9, 2010 at 1 PM at the North Salem Fire House, Titicus Road with North Salem Seniors
Call 914-764-3014 for more information and to get involved!
ALOFT has arranged for The Volunteer Center to provide the following 4 FREE nuts and bolts programs for ride providers (e.g., FISH, Neighbor to Neighbor, Houses of Worship, Town Ride Programs and any others):
September 28, 2010: Overview and How the Volunteer Center Can Help
October 28, 2010, 1 PM: Marketing & Recruiting Volunteers at Pound Ridge Library, 271 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge 10576.
November 10, 2010, 1 PM: Interviewing, Screening, Orienting & Training Volunteers at St Patrick’s Catholic Church Cenacle House, 475 The Old Post Road (next to St Patrick’s Parochial School) just off the Bedford Village Green.
December 8, 2010, 1 PM: Policies & Procedures, including Risk Management at the Katonah United Methodist Church, 5 Bedford Road, Katonah 10536.
Free, but registration is required. Call 914-764-3014
Understanding the Older Driver/Rider
Anne Bentzen, ORT, is providing 4 train-the-trainer workshops for police, taxi and volunteer drivers of older adults. Older Driver or Rider Sensitivity Training for Public Safety Taxi Employees.
November 10, 2010 noon for Volunteer Ride Programs at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Cenacle House, 475 The Old Post Road (next to St Patrick’s Parochial School) just off the Bedford Village Green.
November 12, 2010 at 10 AM for Taxi & Livery Drivers at The Katonah Village Library (upstairs conference room).
Coming up: 2 more workshops with Police and Public Safety Workers.
Call 914-764-3014 for more information and to reserve a spot.
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