(Together Ideal Results Emerge Successfully) seeks volunteers who will operate program vehicles and transport residents to needed services. A newly initiated volunteer driver program called T.I.R.E.S. That growth means this program needs help in the form of volunteer drivers. That represents an overall increase of over 1,869% ridership.” Starting in May, trips increased from 13 to 55 in June, to 129 in July, to 145 in August, to 195 in September and to 256 in October. “Between July and August, numbers almost doubled from 41 to 79. The report from the county said: “Requests rose from 31 in June to 122 in October, climbing each month. The number of requests for rides since the program’s inception has already climbed at a rate that shows how needed this transportation service is and appreciated it may be going forward. “A lot of substance use disorder patients don’t have adequate transportation to get to the treatment that’s mainly in cities in Surry County, so we’re going to them to provide that for them,” said Nathan Walls of the county manager’s office.
A transportation initiative was launched in May that was funded by the county as well as grants called ‘Ride the Road to Recovery.’ The funding allowed the team to hire staff and purchase vehicles to be used to take the patients to their treatment.
When it came to accessing care for those battling substance use disorder in Surry County, a large obstacle was getting the patients to the care they needed. Some situations though cannot wait and require an innovative approach to solve an ongoing problem. Transportation a key in battle against drugsĪccess to services can be a common complaint of marginalized groups and their grievances sometimes require legal action to bring about change.
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