(From KGCS)Transportation or the lack of it is a top five need consistently in Economic Security Corporation’s Community Needs Assessment in each county it serves: Barton, Jasper, McDonald and Newton.
This week on Newsmakers details of a partial solution with the Community Action Ride System or CARS program. Cavanaugh Studyvin, Community Organizer for Economic Security Corporation and Duane Dreiling, Executive Director of United Way of Southwest Missouri & Southeast Kansas discuss the partnership that will utilize volunteers for ride requests.
Dreiling details driver requirements and the United Way’s Give 5 program that pairs retirees with volunteer opportunities. Studyvin shares information about the CARS launch event April 13 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. called Drive to Thrive Revving up to Ride. The free community event at Landreth Park will include food trucks, games for kids and an opportunity to register to ride or drive with the CARS program.
Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. the week of March 31 on KGCS-TV and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS - Missouri Southern State University.
KGCS programming can be seen on channel 21 and is also available on regional cable television systems such as Sparklight, Mediacom and Suddenlink Communications. The station operates as a service of the Department of Communications at Missouri Southern State University.
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