Press Releases
August 24, 2011
Contact:
Kelli Schlicher
303-861-3711 / Email
Need a ride? We can help!
Arvada, CO; Golden, CO; Lakewood, CO; Wheat Ridge, CO; Denver, CO; Westminster, CO
The Denver Regional Mobility and Access Council (DRMAC) and Mile High United Way are pleased to announce their new partnership! Recently DRMAC decided to partner with Mile High United Way's 2-1-1 and share the TransitOptions database to enhance 2-1-1's ability to provide transportation recommendations to their callers. This is the first of many steps to create a call center with a vision of "one call, one ride!"
Mile High United Way's 2-1-1 is a free, multilingual, confidential service that refers callers to programs that can help stabilize individuals and families with basic human services such as food and shelter, and provide access to other community resources. The Colorado 2-1-1 database holds more than 10,000 services across the state of Colorado, supported by nearly 3,500 agencies, and provides one place where people can get accurate information quickly. "Every time I have called, the referrals have helped me," a client reports. "I'm so grateful." Last year Mile High United Way's 2-1-1 received over 150,000 calls.
DRMAC has created TransitOptions, a transportation database accessed at database.gettingthereguide.com, that is an interactive online tool which can help individuals find the best transportation resources to fit their specific needs! The tool is also helpful for human service organizations that need to help their clients find transportation resources. The information in this database is based on DRMAC's Getting There Guide, which has been published since 2005 and can be found at www.gettingthereguide.com. TransitOptions has the same information as the Getting There Guide, except that it asks the person questions to help narrow down the transportation providers to a few options which meet the individual's needs.
All versions of the Getting There Guide are free of charge and can be easily mailed, dropped off, or picked up from DRMAC's office. If you would like to receive your own copy of the Getting There Guide, simply call 303-861-3711 or request a copy online at www.gettingthereguide.com/guide.htm.
DRMAC was established in 2005 to address the specialized transportation needs for citizens of the greater Denver metro area. Our mission is to reduce barriers to mobility and access in the Denver metro region by fostering interagency and organization collaboration. Through active collaboration, DRMAC seeks to coordinate and bring together transportation providers and human services agencies to maximize efficiencies of scale, provide access to specialized transportation for each citizen who requires it and to improve the overall specialized transportation system.
For additional information contact: Kelli Schlicher 303-861-3711
