STATUS: Open

SERVICE AREA: Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne Counties, Michigan.

CLIENTS SERVED: Adults age 18 and older, including seniors age 60+, people with disabilities, veterans, and individuals with annual incomes of $22,000 or less. Participants must lack access to other suitable transportation options.

DESCRIPTION: Freedom Road Transportation is a nonprofit that helps people who cannot access public or private transportation maintain independence and stay connected to their communities through a volunteer-driver mileage reimbursement program.

SERVICES / PROGRAMS:

• Volunteer Driver Program: Reimburses eligible riders for mileage when they arrange their own drivers for medical appointments, work, shopping, errands, social visits, and other trips. Riders submit mileage forms for reimbursement, which is intended to compensate their volunteer drivers. Funding and monthly mileage limits apply.
• Transportation Resources: Provides information about other transportation resources and alternatives.

TO APPLY:

• Transportation assistance: Contact Freedom Road Transportation via the information on their Contact page to ask about eligibility, monthly mileage limits, and enrollment.
• Mileage reimbursement: Participants complete a mileage reimbursement form documenting trips and submit it according to the program instructions. Requests are subject to available funding. Forms and instructions are located on the Home page (scroll to the bottom of the page).