My RIDE Lubbock

03/18/2025

We are fundraising! MyRIDE Lubbock is seeking your support to help transportation-disadvantaged individuals access essential services and engage in life-enriching activities within our community. We plan to start offering rides in July, but first need to secure funding to help pay for equipment, scheduling software, background checks, and volunteer insurance to ensure smooth operations.

Your generous donation can make a significant impact on someone's life. Every dollar directly funds our operations, enabling us to provide free rides to those who need them most. Together, we can help drive change in Lubbock!

Donate now: https://www.zeffy.com/donation-form/support-myride-lubbock

02/25/2025

MyRIDE Lubbock is very excited to launch soon as a new, non-profit 501(c)(3) volunteer transportation program created to support the community mobility needs of older adults. We are dedicated to helping older adults stay connected and active in their communities by offering free, volunteer-based transportation services tailored to their specific needs.

Kindly take a moment to fill out this short survey to stay informed about program updates as we become operational. You will have the option to express interest in becoming a rider or volunteer driver. Please feel free to share this survey with anyone who may want to get involved with our program.

Thank you for expressing interest in our volunteer transportation program! To help you stay informed about program updates, please provide your contact information. We will reach out once we are operational to follow up on your interest in getting involved.

11/05/2024

Go cast your vote for My RIDE Lubbock in the City Bank Community Rewards contest. Here is the link:

https://www.city.bank/about/our-company/community-rewards/lubbock

You can vote every hour!! Thank you!!

We are in the Basic Human Needs category.

11/05/2024

We would greatly appreciate your vote for MyRIDE Lubbock in the CityBank Community Rewards contest. Here is the link:

https://www.city.bank/about/our-company/community-rewards/lubbock

You can vote every hour! Thank you in advance!!🚗🚙

Lubbock residents can help their favorite charities secure "rewards" ranging from $7,000 to $500 by participating in the Community Rewards program sponsored by City Bank. City Bank will make available a total of $60,000 to be awarded to 30 local nonprofits to assist them in carrying out their missio...

11/03/2024

Community Rewards voting starts tomorrow! Please help us receive crucial funds to help launch Lubbock’s only volunteer transportation program that will provide no-cost rides for low-income older adults whose current transportation needs are unmet by traditional transportation services.

11/03/2024

Welcome to MyRIDE Lubbock. We are a new, non-profit, 501(c)(3), volunteer transportation program. We are currently fundraising to purchase our ride scheduling software, equipment, and background check programming so that we can offer our riders a safe and efficient ride experience. Rides begin in early 2025!

MyRIDE Lubbock was started by Belinda Alexander, a local Occupational Therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience. When Belinda was performing paratransit assessments, she recognized a gap in local transportation services that many older adults faced. That gap was caused by a lack of funding to pay for paratransit services, compounded by the inability to schedule multiple stops during a trip. After researching possible solutions, Belinda discovered volunteer transportation programming and began the process of creating a local volunteer transportation program that could serve Lubbock’s low-income older adults. This need turned into her passion, thus began the creation of MyRIDE Lubbock, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

In addition to providing volunteer transportation services, MyRIDE Lubbock also aims to be a community mobility resource for the Lubbock area by providing information for “all things community mobility related”, such as the aging driver, driving retirement, local transportation options, and information related to local driver rehabilitation services.