Get Up & Go
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ADU.A236a 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. 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. Peninsula Jewish Community Center 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City, CA 94404 650.212.PJCC (7522) • www.pjcc.org A beneficiary agency of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. The PJCC offers life-enhancing programs for people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds. PJCC Your Center for Life “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.” Transportation for Seniors 650.378.2750 Get Up & Go! Have you or someone you know stopped driving? Let someone else take the wheel so you can … Cost 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. 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.
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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.
How to Request ServicePotential 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.
Peninsula Jewish Community Center800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City, CA 94404650.212.PJCC (7522) • www.pjcc.orgA bene�ciary agency of the Jewish Community Federation ofSan Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties.
The PJCC offers life-enhancing programs for people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds.
PJCC Your Center for Life
“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.”
Transportation for Seniors650.378.2750
Get Up & Go!
Have you or someone you know stopped driving?Let someone else take
the wheel so you can …
CostGet 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.
Special Social Events On alternating Wednesdays, Get Up & Go brings riders to the PJCC for a low-cost lunch followed by programs such as:
• Musicalperformances• Documentaryfilms• Guestspeakers,writersandartists
Volunteer Opportunities Asanon-profit,Get Up & Go relies upon the generosity of volunteers who give their time tomaketheprogramthesuccessthatitis.Tolearn about volunteer opportunities, please call 650.378.2698.
“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.”
“I was housebound before Get Up & Go; now I get out more. The service is reliable and the people are great.”
ReservationsGet Up & Goisafirst-come,first-servedservice. Reservations may be made up to one month in advance, but no later than the Wednesdayintheweekpriortothedatetransportation is needed.
RestrictionsRides are provided in San MateoCountyonly; Coastal and remote areas are not covered. We gladly accommodate wheelchairs and walkers;howeverwe cannot transfer riders into, out of, or push their wheelchairs. Family or professional caregivers may accompany riders for transfer services or support.
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 availabletoanyone50+livinginSanMateoCounty, regardless of income or religious affiliation.
How Does Get Up & Go Work?Dedicated PJCC drivers in cars or wheelchair-enabled buses provide this shared, door-to-door service for non-driving, older adults. Riderscan“GetUp&Go”tomedical,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:
• Walkingfromhometothebusorcar• Steppingonandoffthebus• Walkingtodestinations• Carryingpackageswhileshopping• Readinglabels• Takingnotesatmedicalappointments
Get Up & Go ScheduleMondays • 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.
“I can rely on Get Up & Go to get me to doctors and the PJCC. I’m now more independent.”
