Via Mobility Services

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“In January of each year, the Board of Directors and senior staff are required to review and sign a new Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement.”

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“Section 1.263(a)-1(f) De Minimis Safe Harbor Election For the Year Ending December 31, 2016 Via Mobility Services is making the de minimis safe harbor election under Reg. Sec. 1.263(a)-1(f).”

“Via Mobility Services EIN 84-0777296 Attachment #1 Form 990, Via's mission is to promote independence and self-sufficiency for people with limited mobility by providing caring, customer-focused transportation options. Via provides a variety of transportation and mobility options that improve the quality of life for older adults, individuals with disabilities, and others with limited mobility. Via's exempt purpose also encompasses contract transportation services that reduce vehicular traffic in high density areas and enhance local governments' efforts to provide accessible and available transportation options to all members of the community. Form 990, Page 2, Part III.-. Via was established in 1979 as Special Transportation for Boulder County (dba Special Transit) with initial funding from the Boulder County Commissioners, to coordinate an efficient, cost-effective and accessible transportation system for older adults, people with disabilities and low-income individuals residing in the county. Via links hundreds of individuals every day to medical appointments, treatment centers, meal sites, shelters, adult day care, educational facilities, and jobs. Our clients include older adults, mentally and physically challenged individuals, persons with chronic illnesses, temporarily disabled individuals, children in crisis, and individuals who are homeless. The organization officially changed its name from Special Transit to Via Mobility Services on 1/1/2012. Via Mobility Services (Via) is is a vital community resource: The link to our society's discrete and spatially-dispersed activities is travel. Access to friends, families, employment, shopping and commerce, health and personal care, social interaction, education and cultural enrichment, - and religious expression--nearly all of the benefits of modern society--depend on our ability to transport ourselves from one location to another. High levels of mobility mean high levels of access, choice, and opportunity, which can lead to self-fulfillment, enrichment, independence, and even good health. Low levels of mobility can lead to isolation from friends and lack of access to the community as well as to critical services, food and health care. For many older adults and individuals with disabilities, a lack of mobility options poses one of the greatest challenges to remaining independent. Form 990. Via provides traditional paratransit service in five counties. This service is a wheelchair-accessible, door-through-door, driver-assisted, demand-response service, serving older adults and individuals with disabilities. Via Paratransit provided 129,813 trips and served 2,864 unduplicated individuals in 2016. Via also provides a travel training program to teach older adults and people with disabilities how to safely and confidently use public transportation to expand their independent travel options. A total of 94 people were served in 2016 in the comprehensive individual travel training program and evaluations indicate that successful trainees take an average of 27 trips per month on public transit. Via also acts as a travel navigator and helps all new clients to connect to the many transportation options that exist in their communities. During 2016, 2,113 new callers contacted Via for assistance and 126 had individual travel plans developed. These transportation and mobility programs are funded by multiple sources including government grants, United Ways, foundations, businesses and individuals. Via uses several performance measures to access effectiveness and efficiency of service including: cost per trip, trips by community and by purpose, client demographics, call center wait time and number of preventable accidents per 100,000 miles traveled and more. The most recent program outcomes measurement evaluation showed that 96% of our riders agreed or strongly agreed Via helps them to be more independent and 98% agreed or strongly agreed that Via helps them to be more self-sufficient. Form 990,”