Drive A Senior Austin Texas
About Drive A Senior Austin Texas
For older adults who want to keep living at home, a ride can be the difference between staying connected and staying stuck. Drive a Senior Austin offers free, volunteer-based transportation and supportive services that help seniors get to medical and vaccine appointments, pick up groceries, and keep in touch through friendly calls. In 2021, the organization logged 15,065 rides and services, 4,915 friendly calls, and 11,171 volunteer hours, all in service of helping older adults age in place.
What sets Drive a Senior apart is the way it treats transportation as more than a trip from point A to point B. Drivers offer door-to-door assistance, companionship, and personal support, so older adults are not just getting somewhere, they are being looked after along the way.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Volunteer-based transportation
Free rides for older adults, including medical rides and vaccine rides, with door-to-door assistance and personal support.
Friendly calls
Check-in calls that offer connection and support to older adults.
Food access programs
Food access support for older adults, including grocery van services.
Spanish outreach program
Outreach and support for Spanish-speaking older adults.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
To enable older adults to live independently, avoid social isolation, and age in place by providing transportation and other support services.
Who they serve
Older adults, seniors, and elderly residents in Bastrop, Northern Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties.
Their impact
- 15,065 total rides and services in 2021
- 6,862 vaccine rides and services in 2021
- 94,493 miles driven in 2021
- 536 clients served in 2021
- 4,915 friendly calls in 2021
- 11,171 volunteer hours in 2021
- 102 new volunteers in 2021
How your donation helps
- Free volunteer-based transportation for older adults
- Door-to-door rides to appointments and other destinations
- Friendly calls and companionship support
- Food access and grocery van services
- Spanish outreach and vaccine access support
Our story
Drive a Senior has served older adults since 1985 and has grown into a regional provider of transportation and supportive services in Central Texas.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Drive A Senior Austin Texas’s services.
Older adults in Bastrop, Northern Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties can contact the organization by phone to request transportation and other support services.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
“It’s a huge relief that I can count on you to get me safely to and from my appointments, you each have earned your gold stars!” ~R.S.
“Many thanks to you for the wonderful work you do in seeing to your clients - taking care of our wellbeing through these trying times, having to adjust to a new way of things which no one has done before. God bless you all!” ~MT
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Drive A Senior Austin Texas has shared.
Volunteer opportunities
- Volunteer drivers providing rides for older adults
- Volunteers making friendly check-in calls
Recognition & press
Press & mentions
In the news
Articles featuring Drive A Senior Austin Texas from the Love What You Fund newsroom.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
Who does Drive a Senior serve?
It serves older adults in Bastrop, Northern Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties.
What kinds of help are offered?
It offers volunteer-based transportation, door-to-door assistance, friendly calls, food access support, and Spanish outreach.
Does the organization offer rides for medical or vaccine appointments?
Yes. Its 2021 impact report includes both medical rides and vaccine rides.
How do older adults access services?
Older adults can call the organization to ask for transportation and other support services.
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