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Training: Distance Learning Seminar

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Family of Services: Innovative Transportation Services for Older Adults Session One

Thursday, Jan. 24. 2-3 p.m. EST

As we all know, there is no one mode of transportation that satisfies the needs of all older adults.  As a result, a “Family of Transportation Services” is needed to provide older adults with essential transportation options.  This family of services is recognized and supported by United We Ride, a federal interagency initiative that coordinates human services transportation.  UWR has recently issued a fact sheet on the family of transportation services.  This resource lists and defines an array of transportation services that may be utilized in communities to increase transportation options for older adults.

During this session, Cedar Dvorin, Aging Services Specialist, Arlington Area Agency on Aging, Arlington, Virginia and Ron Baumgart, Executive Director, River Cities Public Transit, Pierre, South Dakota discussed the innovative transportation services their agencies provide for older adults. This one-hour session started at 2 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 24. Transcripts of the event are available in MS Word format.

Meet the presenters:

Cedar Dvorin, MSW
Cedar has worked in the aging field for about 25 years. She has been with the Arlington Agency on Aging since 2002.  She has worked in California, Alaska, Florida and now Virginia, at a council on aging, area agencies on aging and a state department of elder affairs, in program management, training, and providing direct services.  She has also been a volunteer for a pilot respite program, for hospice and crisis intervention. She has served on task forces working on issues from elder abuse prevention to improving end-of-life care and currently on the Human Service Transportation Coordination Task Force of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.  She also serves on the Alexandria Commission on Aging.

Ron Baumgart
Ron joined his parents in the family farm in 1972. In 1989 Ron was elected to the Hughes County Commission where he served as a commissioner for 12 years. He was on the board of directors of the SD County Commissioners Association for 9 years and served as president one year.

Ron decided to retire from farming and ranching in the fall of 2001. Missing the involvement in his community Ron applied for and was hired for the position he now holds as Executive Director of River Cities Transit. He is very proud of the growth that has occurred in the system he operates in the Pierre-Fort Pierre area. He attributes the growth and support of the transit to his ability to work with governmental entities and knowing the value of great employees.

Ron is in his forth year on the Dakota Transit Association Board of Directors and served two years as president. He is very committed to enhancing services to the membership of DTA.

Braille and audio CDs of the transcripts for this event can be requested by contacting us at NCSTdistancelearning@easterseals.com.

If you have any questions regarding this event, contact Kristi Ross at 866-528-6278 or kross@easterseals.com.

The National Center on Senior Transportation is funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration and with guidance from the U.S. Administration on Aging. NCST is administered by Easter Seals Inc. in partnership with the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a).