How to Request Service Potential riders (or families, friends and medical providers) can call 650.378.2750. A brief phone interview will be conducted to determine rider’s needs and mobility issues, and to obtain the rider’s medical and primary physician contact information.
Cost
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Get Up & Go charges a modest, round-trip fare per rider. Please call to inquire about fares; some subsidized rides may be available on an individual case basis.
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Special Social Events On alternating Wednesdays, Get Up & Go brings riders to the PJCC for a low-cost lunch followed by programs such as: • Musical performances • Documentary films • Guest speakers, writers and artists
Volunteer Opportunities As a non-profit, Get Up & Go relies upon the generosity of volunteers who give their time to make the program the success that it is. To learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 650.378.2698.
Get Up & Go!
The PJCC offers life-enhancing programs for people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds.
Peninsula Jewish Community Center
800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City, CA 94404 650.212.PJCC (7522) • www.pjcc.org
“I was virtually a shut-in. Get Up & Go has changed my life in a great way—it has given me a wonderful social outlet.”
Get Up & Go is supported by gifts to the PJCC and grants from: The Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund and The Jewish Community Endowment Newhouse Fund; Sequoia Hospital/Dignity Health; The Peninsula Health Care District; Kaiser Permanente and The Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s New Freedom Fund.
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A beneficiary agency of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.
Transportation for Seniors
650.378.2750
What is Get Up & Go? It is a low-cost, personalized transportation and activity service for older adults who do not drive. It is provided through the Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC) and is available to anyone 50+ living in San Mateo County, regardless of income or religious affiliation.
“I was housebound before Get Up & Go; now I get out more. The service is reliable and the people are great.”
How Does Get Up & Go Work? Dedicated PJCC drivers in cars or wheelchairenabled buses provide this shared, door-todoor service for non-driving, older adults. Riders can “Get Up & Go” to medical, dental, shopping or personal errands such as trips to pharmacies. Escorts are provided as needed and are available, at no additional cost, for those who need help with: • Walking from home to the bus or car • Stepping on and off the bus • Walking to destinations • Carrying packages while shopping • Reading labels • Taking notes at medical appointments
Get Up & Go Schedule “I absolutely feel more connected to things and people because I don’t have to rely on family for transportation. I’m not so helpless anymore.”
Mondays • Tuesdays • Fridays 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Please note there is no service on national and Jewish holidays; times listed above are first morning pick-up and final afternoon drop-off.
Reservations Get Up & Go is a first-come, first-served service. Reservations may be made up to one month in advance, but no later than the Wednesday in the week prior to the date transportation is needed.
“I can rely on Get Up & Go to get me to doctors and the PJCC. I’m now more independent.”
Restrictions Rides are provided in San Mateo County only; Coastal and remote areas are not covered. We gladly accommodate wheelchairs and walkers; however we cannot transfer riders into, out of, or push their wheelchairs. Family or professional caregivers may accompany riders for transfer services or support.