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Faith in Action Projects Receive Awards for Transportation Projects
Published: May 31, 2009
Faith In Action® National Program Report
Providing rides to a doctor's office, the grocery store and other essential places became one of the central activities of many Faith in Action projects. It was a service that was needed—and sometimes time-consuming, expensive and logistically difficult to provide.
In 2007, the Beverly Foundation, which works to promote senior transportation and mobility based in Pasadena, Calif., carried out a survey of the Faith in Action transportation projects. At the time of the survey, about 500 of the existing 700 Faith in Action projects provided transportation services.
From among the 225 projects that responded to the survey, the Beverly Foundation announced two winners of its STAR Awards for Excellence. These two projects received $5,000 each for their work in providing transportation to people who were homebound. The two winners were:
- Macomb County Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Warren, Michigan (RWJF grant ID# 032346, Phase 2)
- Rum River Interfaith Caregivers, Inc. Princeton, Minnesota (RWJF ID#029372, Phase 2)
Ten other Faith in Action projects received special recognition awards of $500 each for their work in transportation. Click here for report on survey findings and award winners.
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