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Area 1 Agency on Aging reports volunteer driver and home‑share program successes; council asks about funding
Summary
Area 1 Agency on Aging reviewed its volunteer driver program and North Coast Home Share: 875 active clients for transportation services, 87 home‑share matches since 2020 with a roughly 75% success rate, and 430 inquiries in the past year; council asked about mileage reimbursement and funding sources.
Susan Clowardon, social services manager for Area 1 Agency on Aging, and Julie Andre presented the agency’s annual update on May 5, highlighting two programs that support older adults: the volunteer driver program and the North Coast Home Share program.
Clowardon said the volunteer driver program provides rides to medical appointments and grocery shopping for many older adults who cannot access public transit. Program data presented to the council showed 875 active clients since the start of the fiscal year, an…
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