Mobile Village. SERVING TRANSPORTATION DEPENDENT POPULATIONS Mobile Village.

Mobile Village

SERVING TRANSPORTATION DEPENDENT POPULATIONS

Mobile Village

Assessing needs and gaps. .

2012 Refugee conference Group and individual interviews Driver training classes Refugee resettlement agencies United Way Community Assessment Countless personal stories

Mobile Village

Findings . .

Transportation is a major barrier to job access for low income populations

Traveler orientation, legal education and safety

Livable wage jobs and employment supports

Access to quality cars and bicycles Lack of after hours transportation

options Lack of after hours transportation

options

Mobile Village

Mobile Village . .

Concept designed for non-profits Creates opportunities Empowers refugees and low income

populations Expands job access Supports employment

Mobile Village

Vision . .We envision a self-sustaining, nonprofit business model focused on creating opportunity and empowering refugees and other underserved populations to create and secure livable wage jobs.

Mission . .The Mission of Mobile Village is to provide meaningful job access, training, financial stability and opportunities for economic advancement.

Mobile Village

Goal One . .

Exper ient ia l t ransportat ion-re lated job t ra in ing

. . Village Van Driver Training

. . Auto/bicycle maintenance and repair

Mobile Village

. . Village Van

. . Car sharing/rental program

. . Bike sharing/rental program

. . After-hours transportation

. . Car sales/ownership

Goal Two . .Develop affordable t ransportat ion opt ions to increase access to employment

Mobile Village

Goal Three . . Prov ide support and on-going educat ion for cont inuous improvement

. . Understanding of laws and l legal responsibility

. .Travel safety and travel orientation

programs. . Knowledge of work-

related practices. . Social integration . . Employment supports

and education

Mobile Village

. . Start-up supported

through VRT Goride

Program

. . Housed in Canyon

County facility

. . Coordinated with

existing support

programs for refugees

. . Eventually becomes

stand-alone nonprofit

Organizational Structure . .

Mobile Village

COORDINATED MOBILITY SOLUTION

Goride

vehi

cle

pool

non-work transportation

community link

vehicle sharing

volunteer driver

driv

er tr

aini

ng

work transportation

village van

job access

canyon county vanpool

trip

con

firm

ation

trip

rerq

uest

Description . . . .

Purpose . . . .

Cost . . . .

Match . . . .

An individual or organization can request a trip with one phone call or through one website.

Customer doesn’t need to know which provider to call

No cost

Jurisdictions

Trip Request System

Description . . . .

Purpose . . . .

Cost . . . .

Match . . . .

An individual can receive an automated reminder phone call the day before their scheduled.

Reduces missed trips.

No cost

Jurisdictions

Trip Confi rmati on

Description . . . .

Purpose . . . .

Cost . . . .

Match . . . .

Vehicles that human service agencies or VRT can use to provide goride transportation

Reduce vehicle cost and increase vehicle usage

Program dependent

Jurisdictions, agency sponsors, business sponsors

Vehicle Pool

Description . . . .

Purpose . . . .

Cost . . . .

Match . . . .

Classroom, behind the wheel and ESL training for goride program drivers.

To qualify drivers for goride programs and to train clients for driving jobs.

No cost

Agency sponsors, Business sponsors

Driver Training

Description . . . .

Target market . . . .

Cost . . . .

Match . . . .

Provide service within a community and to appointments in the region

Seniors and persons with disabilities.

No cost, donation requested

Organization providing the service

Community L ink

Description . . . .

Target market . . . .

Cost . . . .

Match . . . .

Multiple organizations within a community use the same vehicle

Human service agencies

Donating member, annual member, participating member

Agency sponsor, business sponsor

Vehicle Sharing

Description . . . .

Target market . . . .

Cost . . . .

Match . . . .

Volunteers transport passengers when other options aren’t viable

Seniors and persons with disabilities.

Cost depends on distance

Jurisdictions

Volunteer Driver

Description . . . .

Target market . . . .

Cost . . . .

Match . . . .

Transportation to employment support services, job training and temporary jobs.

Unemployed

Cost depends on distance and number of passengers

Agency sponsor, business sponsor

Vil lage Van

Description . . . .

Target market . . . .

Cost . . . .

Match . . . .

Discounted vanpool fares for those needing transportation assistance to long term employment.

Low income

Cost depends on distance

Agency sponsors, business sponsor

Job Access

Description . . . .

Target market . . . .

Cost . . . .

Match . . . .

Provide service to and from Canyon County

Employees

Cost depends on distance

Business sponsor

Canyon County Vanpool

Next Steps . .

Complete marketing, operations and staffing plan

Locate main program in VRT Canyon County operations facility

Develop satellite location at English Learning Center

Write grants for ongoing sustainability and operations

Transfer program to nonprofit by December 2014

Hold Transportation Summits in Ada and Canyon Counties

Transportation Summits . . Canyon County: March 14, 8:30 a.m. to noon at

CWI Micron Center in Nampa Ada County: March 20, 8:30 a.m. to noon at

United Way Conference Room

Contacts . .Kelli Fairless – Executive Director [email protected] Pederson – Mobility [email protected] Pottenger – All About Safe [email protected]