West Austin Caregivers

West Austin Caregivers, doing business as Drive A Senior West Austin, is a tax-exempt corporate entity registered as a non-profit organization that provides transportation and support services to seniors through a network of volunteers. Its mission is to enable older adults to live independently and age in place by offering free, volunteer-based transportation and assistance.

Through various Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant subawards, West Austin Caregivers provides specialized transportation services to seniors and disabled adults in the Austin, Texas area. Services include recruiting, training and coordinating volunteers to drive seniors using their personal vehicles; acquiring backup transportation services via contracts or arrangements for urgent medical trips when volunteers are unavailable; and operating shared-ride vans to transport seniors to grocery stores and social engagements. To support these transportation services, FTA 5310 funds have been used to purchase data processing hardware, software, mobility management services, and operating assistance. West Austin Caregivers has partnered on 5310 awards with prime grantees including Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority.