Lyft has announced the recipients of its local grants program in San Diego ‒ Burn Institute, Mama’s Kitchen and Wounded Warrior Homes.
In July Lyft announced more than 40 cities would start awarding Lyft ride grants to nonprofits on a quarterly basis to help bridge transportation gaps for individuals and families.
Lyft partners with the following local organizations to further their causes:
- Burn Institute will use the transportation grant for emergency needs and special assistance programs, such as helping transport burn survivors to appointments, support groups and other outings essential for recovery, and to empower those affected by burn trauma.
- Mama’s Kitchen will provide its low-income food pantry clients with convenient and accessible rides, which will greatly impact individuals who spend several hours or multiple bus rides through the county to get to the neighborhood food pantry.
- Wounded Warrior Homes will help veterans affected by traumatic conditions access Lyft rides to counseling and medical appointments, which can be difficult to reach via public transportation.
“We’re grateful to Lyft for honoring our clients, post 9/11 veterans, with reliable and accessible transportation,” said Mia Roseberry, executive director and co-founder of Wounded Warrior Homes. “These individuals are struggling with Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and we believe they shouldn’t have to worry about how to find a ride to their medical appointments as well. Lyft will effectively fill this need, and is helping San Diego veterans become mentally and physically healthy again.”
Lyft’s local grants initiative was first developed in 2018 to help Lyft identify and connect with some of the San Diego area’s most impactful organizations.
Nonprofits are awarded grants on a quarterly basis, with recipients determined by a local committee of Lyft employees and representatives from the Driver Advisory Council. Any 501(c)3 organization that operates in the San Diego metro area is eligible to apply for a grant. Interested applicants can learn more about the opportunity and apply by visiting the website here.
