United Way of Central Maryland is one of the nationwide partnership locations for Ride United, which is an initiative designed to help overcome barriers to transportation, the organization said this month. This opens up connections to free Lyft rides to 211 Maryland United Way Helpline callers in Greater Baltimore who don’t have access to other forms of transportation.
Ride United launched in September 2019 with initial support from General Motors and Lyft. It leverages the strengths of local United Ways and the 211 Helpline network to meet transportation needs by providing free Lyft rides to eligible 211 callers.
“Each month, thousands of requests come through the 211 Maryland United Way Helpline,” Franklyn Baker, President and CEO of the United Way of Central Maryland, said in a statement. “Our team is able to connect them to the services they need, but callers can’t always access these services because of transportation restrictions, including lack of access to a vehicle or nearby transportation, or because they lack the funds for a taxi or rideshare. Thanks to Ride United, United Way of Central Maryland and the other United Way markets can now provide free rides to help people get where they need to go.”
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