Contact
To sign up for services or ask questions about the program, contact Valerie Draeseke, VIP Rides Coordinator.
About the Program
Do you need help getting your grocery shopping done? Or do you need a steady arm or visual guidance or helping filling out forms at the doctor’s office? If so, call VIP Rides. We provide trained, screened volunteers to help with shopping and medical trips. We serve seniors AND non-senior disabled adults who have no family members or friends to help them do these errands.
VIP Rides has grown from 19 trips a month in 2004 to 200-225 trips a month in 2014. This program is funded by the Alameda County Transportation Commission through a Measure B Gap Grant.
Volunteers are currently available to provide the following assistance:
- Push wheelchairs for Paratransit riders.
- Provide a steady arm for riders when walking or climbing stairs or if visually impaired.
- Assist with shopping (selecting items from a shelf, pushing cart, carrying packages).
- Providing directional assistance (reading signs, asking for directions).
