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QUEENS WEEKLY, MAY 10, 2020
Funding doubled to expand
free senior transportation
Councilman Paul Vallone announced the expansion of vital senior transportation services during the coronavirus emergency.
BY BILL PARRY
Northeast Queens Councilman
Paul Vallone announced
that, in partnership
with Speaker Corey
Johnson, the Free Senior
Transportation Program
will be extended this year
with an additional $150,000
in funding.
This is in addition to the
initial $150,000 in funding
allocated to the program
by Vallone, the Queens
Delegation, and the Queens
borough president’s office.
With this additional
funding, Vallone has now
increased the budget for
the program nearly eightfold
since 2017, when his
office earmarked $40,000
to pilot the program. This
critical service remains
operational during the coronavirus
pandemic.
“Since my office created
the initiative four years
ago, the Senior Transportation
Program has provided
thousands of free rides to
and from important medical
appointments, and I’m
happy to announce that the
program will offer this vital
service to even more of
our borough’s seniors this
year,” Vallone said. “Most
importantly, the program
continues to run during
the COVID-19 crisis, providing
seniors with some
peace of mind during these
difficult times.”
To schedule a ride to
an essential medical appointment,
Queens seniors
should call the Selfhelp
Clearview Senior Center
at 718-224-7888 between the
hours of 9 a.m. and noon
and leave their name and
phone number in a voicemail
to schedule their
next-day rides. The Selfhelp
team will return their
call and arrange the ride.
“During these uncertain
times, we must do everything
we can to protect
and support vulnerable
New Yorkers, including
our seniors,” Johnson said.
“Additional funding for
this senior transportation
program is so important
now. Aging residents have
enough to worry about during
the coronavirus crisis.
They should not have to
worry about how to get
around.”
Those who use the service
will need to complete
a basic application with
demographic information
and an emergency contact
and provide their destination.
Selfhelp Community
Services works in partnership
with Four Twos
and Central Car Service to
schedule rides.
“In our fourth year of
this program, we have
provided hundreds of
Courtesy of City Council
rides for older adults
throughout Queens,” Selfhelp
Community Services
Director of Public Affairs
Katie Foley said. “Transportation
programs have
become a lifeline for older
Queens residents who are
responding to COVID-19
social distancing requirements
by avoiding public
transportation. This program
ensures that older
adults have affordable,
accessible, and reliable
transportation services
to their medical appointments.
We are proud to
partner with the Speaker
and the New York City
Council. Together, we look
forward to the continuation
and growth of this
critical service.”
Reach reporter Bill Parry
by e-mail at bparry@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone
at (718) 260–4538.
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