Volunteer to give rides

You love to drive and have some spare time on your hands. Think about what fun and how rewarding your help and companionship would be to a senior who can no longer get behind the wheel.

Listen to volunteers tell why they love driving for ITN!

There are older people in your community who need rides right now. Please download this application to become a volunteer, or call us for more information.

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Provide one afternoon a week or a few hours during the month. You'll receive training, and ITN will arrange your driving assignments and routes around your schedule. You can even pick up a rider on your way to work and do a good deed before the day's begun!

All of us have a stake in helping to ensure that older adults and the visually impaired can remain active once they stop driving. Volunteers help older people stay connected to families, friends, and activities that bring meaning to their lives—and to yours.

"It is nice to know I make a difference in someone's life every time I drive."
– Volunteer driver since 1997

By volunteering,

You help make driving safer for everyone.
You provide a positive alternative to a huge national problem by ensuring that seniors have a great choice without burdening family or friends.
You help seniors stay independent and healthy by taking them to visit friends, to the gym or to a doctor's appointment.
You get mileage reimbursement for part of the ride and transportation credits for the rest. Save these credits for your own future use, transfer them to a loved one or donate them to the Road Scholarship Program for low-income riders.
You receive a free annual membership for yourself and one for a friend, and the quarterly newsletter.

Volunteer Training Schedule

Ready to hit the road for a good cause? For many people, summer means fun seasonal activities. But for a senior without a ride or an adult with visual impairments, summer can be frustrating and isolating—with no way to reach summer fun or even necessary medical appointments. Help make summer accessible as a volunteer driver.

At the training session, the benefits of volunteering will be explained, which include a free ITNGreaterCincinnati membership to give to someone plus options on what to do with mileage earned. The best benefit, though, is the good feeling volunteers get by helping others remain active and independent.

Below is a list of upcoming Volunteer Driver trainings for July. Other schedules can be accommodated.

Sessions:

Saturday, July 17; 10 a.m. – noon
Goetz Building, 415 Straight St. – Clifton

Thursday, July 29; 3-5 p.m.
Goetz Building, 415 Straight St. – Clifton

Tuesday, August 10; 1-3 p.m.
Goetz Building, 415 Straight St- Clifton

Saturday, August 21; 10 a.m. – noon
Goetz Building, 415 Straight St.- Clifton

All trainings are in the conference room of ITNGreaterCincinnati, first floor of the Goetz Building. Park in the open lot across from the Goetz Building or the parking garage.

Please email info@itngreatercincinnati or call 559-2200 with questions or to reserve your space. Attending does not obligate you to drive.

Qualifications for volunteer drivers:

Valid Ohio driver’s license and three years driving experience.
Acceptable record of safe driving and clean criminal history check.
Proof of liability insurance for vehicle and current registration.
Personal references from three non-relatives.
Not taking drugs/medications that caution users against driving.
Ability to lift wheelchairs and walkers, and carry packages up to 25 lbs.