[NFBC-SFV] Fwd: New Freedom Transportation Service

[Juanita Herrera]

Hello all,

I know many of you are familiar with the new freedom program but wasn’t sure if you guys knew of the volunteer program that is available. This program is a program that you assign a friend or family member to be a volunteer driver and you get reimbursed for mileage. See email below for details.

Juanita Herrera 



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> From: Juanita Herrera <jherrera at daylemc.org>
> Date: November 18, 2021 at 12:30:53 PM PST
> To: juanita.herrera91 at gmail.com
> Subject: FW: New Freedom Transportation Service
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> Juanita Herrera
> Assistive Technology Coordinator
> Pronouns: She/her/hers
> Dayle McIntosh Center
> 501 N Brookhurst St
> Suite 102
> Anaheim, CA 92801
> (714)621-3300 ext. 308
> “Access and independence by, and for, people with disabilities.”
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> From: Darren Gresham <dgresham at daylemc.org> 
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2021 12:04 PM
> To: Juanita Herrera <jherrera at daylemc.org>
> Subject: FW: New Freedom Transportation Service
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> From: Nancy Rodriguez <nrodriguez at daylemc.org> 
> Sent: Friday, November 5, 2021 4:02 PM
> To: Socorro Arroyo Merchain <sarroyomerchain at daylemc.org>; Lizeth Arroyo <larroyo at daylemc.org>; Darren Gresham <dgresham at daylemc.org>; Danyelle Cerillo <dcerillo at daylemc.org>; Donelda Dansby <ddansby at daylemc.org>; Michelle Ramos <mramos at daylemc.org>
> Subject: New Freedom Transportation Service
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> Hello LA OIB Team,
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> Some of you have asked me about this great program provided by LA County Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services (WDACS). It provides two different programs which the person applying can only apply to one of the two. One is the door assistance program where 40 miles/month are granted. The catch is that the 40 miles need to be used in 4 trips. It is a taxi service so it is a same day service. See link below for more information:
> Door-Assistance-Brochure-Tri-Fold-Word-1-31-19.pdf (lacounty.gov)
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> The second program is the Volunteer Driver Mileage Reimbursement Program. The consumer has to have designated driver, it could be a friend/family member who drives them to appointments or errands. Not sure of restrictions. I have also included the link below for more details.
> VDMR-Brochure-Tri-Fold-Word-7-26-19.pdf (lacounty.gov)
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> If the person applies and the program slots are full then they will be placed in a waiting list and will be contacted once there are slots available. They do run on a annual funding and can be discontinued anytime. Just a heads up for your consumers.
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> Happy Friday!
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> Nancy Rodriguez
> Independent Living Skills Instructor
> Dayle McIntosh Center
> 501 N. Brookhurst St. Suite 102
> Anaheim, CA 92801
> Phone: (714) 659-3513
> Fax: (714) 663-2094
> Dayle McIntosh Center  Facebook
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> “The mission of the Dayle McIntosh Center is, access and independence, by and for, people with disabilities”
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