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60+ Ride Transportation Program

What We Do

60+ Ride’s volunteer drivers and staffed minivan transport Weld County’s aging population (60 years old and older) door through door to medical appointments, grocery stores, financial and government institutions, social events, houses of worship, and personal grooming appointments free of charge.  This program is the only free transportation program available in Weld County targeting the very low income population.  Not only do these services directly increase older adults’ ability to maintain their health and independence through consistent availability of medical care, but these same services reduce rehospitalization, offer a way to increase nutrition quality through fresh food, and decrease social isolation and the resulting depression.  This translates into both quality of life for Weld’s 60+ population and the financial benefit of fewer people depending heavily on government social services.

While the majority of rides provided are in the Greeley/Evans area (about 75%), 60+ Ride has actively expanded to the Carbon Valley area of south Weld County (Frederick, Firestone, and Dacono) over the past several years, and the agency is in the early stages of offering services in nearby Fort Lupton, as well.  A major three-year strategic goal is to build capacity (through volunteer drivers with staff support), to be able to cover many more areas of rural Weld County.  The organization is also developing plans to seek federal funding to add a handicapped-accessible van program to its services within the next 18 months.

In 2018, SRS provided 8605 rides to 243 unduplicated riders utilizing both part-time van drivers as well as over 125 volunteer drivers to keep this critical resource free to at-risk aging adults in Weld County. 60+ Ride provides services to all older adults regardless of race, ethnicity, or income.  The target population is elderly and frail individuals who do not drive and do not use public transportation because of cost or accessibility.  The majority of registered riders are women (90%) and 16% are Hispanic (although 40% of rides are made by Hispanic riders who have a higher dialysis treatment need).  Approximately 90% of riders are living at or below 50% ($22,900) of the Area Median Income for a single person ($45,800). 

Who We Serve

2020-2021 People Served by Area of Weld County

  • Carbon Valley (Berthoud, Dacono, Erie, Firestone, Frederick, Longmont, Mead, Northglenn, Thornton): 7
  • County Seat (Evans, Garden City, Greeley): 73
  • Outback (Briggsdale, Grover, New Raymer): 0
  • Poudre River Corridor (Severance, Windsor): 2
  • South County (Brighton, Fort Lupton, Hudson, Keenesburg, Lochbuie): 1
  • Thompson River Valley (Johnstown, Milliken): 2
  • US-85 Corridor South (Platteville, Gilcrest, LaSalle, Kersey): 1
  • US-85 Corridor North (Eaton, Ault, Pierce, Nunn): 0
  • Outside Weld County: 0

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How We Impact

We received the following voicemail from Jean, aged 74: “Hi Ellie! I just wanted to tell you thank you soooo much for calling me and letting me know you got my information in the mail. I will be calling you for a ride in the near future. I just wanted to thank you. You are the sweetest thing. You try so hard, letting me know what’s going on. I appreciate that.” Jean’s story is heart-breaking. Her Meals on Wheels volunteer had noticed that Jean had no food in her cupboards (none!) and suggested that she call us. We discovered that her car was broken down as well as her bicycle (she fell while riding it). This has left her stranded at home with no way to get to leave the house. Even though we offered to deliver groceries to her, she prefered to go to the store so that she could get out of the house. Jean hadn’t had any fresh food in months, and her food stamps were set to expire soon since she hadn’t been able to use them. She had been eating just one meal a day – the meal she received from Meals on Wheels. Jean lives in Windsor, so we called a volunteer driver in Windsor and connected him with Jean. We are so thankful that we learned about Jean’s situation and were able to help her!

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