Newsletter Archive
20 April 2025
Better Together Transportation began service on February 11, 2025. Since then we have given 230 rides (115 round-trips) to over 57 people in Buncombe and Madison counties.
Milestones
Rides to a Destination
230
People Helped
57
Partnerships
We partnered with MountainCare and give rides to seniors, Monday through Friday, to attend their Adult Day Services. This program helps seniors maintain their cognitive ability as they progress through the stages of dementia.
We will soon begin working with ABCCM’s Transformation Village to give rides to the women and children in their program. We will offer them access to their community to help them continue on their journey toward permanent housing.
Impact Stories
- David and Naomi, husband and wife. On Sundays we transport David from a nursing home in Asheville to visit his wife at their house in Burnsville.
- Victoria, 99-years-old, who lives in Asheville and was brought to be in attendance at her son Jody’s funeral.
- Pamela who was able to attend a Tea Party organized by the Harvest House Community Center. First time she has socialized in months, “It feels good to not be isolated.”
- Ellen Scott who is taken to church on Sundays and is now able to be a part of her congregation at the Church at Asheville on Chunn’s Cove Road.
- Anita who was taken to the DMV to obtain a license plate for her car. She is now able to drive and has gained mobile independence.
- Ruth and Frank, elders who live at a retirement housing authority, were able to use their pass to the Arboretum to see the gardens for a day.
- Tom, a senior who saw our ad in the Mountain Xpress, was brought to the Haywood Street Congregation to get a free haircut. He has also been brought to Ingles to buy groceries.