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TRANSPORTATION • The OCDOA Volunteer Driving Program (VDP) provides necessary trips for seniors that have no existing public or non-public transit options that meet their needs. The program has grown from 9 to 15 volunteer drivers and has provided 426 one-way rides this past year. The VDP is currently working with a non-profit partner to develop a rideshare web/mobile app to help meet the demand of current and expected growth as we expand our reach to more rural areas and the population continues to age. If successful, we could become a model for the rest of the state. • A dedicated Transportation Help-line is available M-F 8am-5pm. The Help-line receives an average of 85 calls per month from clinicians looking for transportation resources for a patient or a resident who is becoming temporarily or permanently transit dependent. A large percent of these callers are referred to para-transit partners and/or provided application assistance. EZ Rider has 20 new vans and OC Public Transit scheduled to add a second bus to the circulator route. • The MAP Transportation Workgroup serves as a hub for improving transportation in the area by bringing together social service, transit, and health organizations for regular meetings to improve transit.The UNC Department of City and Regional Planning has invited the MAP Transportation Workgroup to participate in its research Data Analytics to Identify and Address Transport Barriers to Care, providing workgroup members the opportunity to participate in the design and testing of developing their data platform. COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION • Established the OCDOA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEE18VtoBeTylgBOYGI OmQ, another method for reaching new participants and sharing information. • Adapting and keeping up with communication and information throughout COVID. After COVID-19, additional efforts have been made to share information via paper fliers that are distributed through food assistance programs. • The Senior Times Improvement Project data collection was completed, analyzed, and reported to the workgroup. Results were used to inform the team's goals to improve organization, design and readability. Weekly workgroup sessions to begin in July. • UNC PiAP intern hired to help get the word out about OCDOA services, events, and learning opportunities, and to advance aging readiness through social media.