MIFA Transit


 

The Transit program helps seniors get to and from doctors’ appointments, pharmacies, banks, government agencies, and congregate meal sites.


Eligibility

Clients must be Shelby County seniors (over age 60) with medical, nutritional, or counseling transportation needs.

Impact

 

Our partners

MIFA Transit is made possible by funding from the Aging Commission of the Mid-South and the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

  • Memphis was declared hunger capital of the U.S. in 2011

  • MIFA serves 55,000 individuals each year

  • 74% of children in MIFA's neighborhood live in poverty

  • 86% of every dollar donated goes directly to MIFA's programs

  • In the area MIFA serves, almost 30% of those over the age of 65 live alone

  • MIFA was founded in 1968

  • Memphis' unemployment rate has been close to 10% since 2009

  • MIFA's Ombudsman program's 2 staff and 60 volunteers serve over 7,000 residents of long term care facilities

  • Only 4.5% of residents in the 38126 ZIP code have college degrees

  • Emergency Services provided assistance for 25,000 people last year

  • In 2010 and 2011, 100% of COOL seniors graduated from high school

  • MIFA Meals on Wheels serves 1,800 seniors every weekday

Contact us

Ronald Jackson, CCTM, CTSR

Program Director

(901) 529-4512

rjackson@mifa.org


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