With COVID-19 cases at pandemic highs, Door-Tran looks at what could be needed should area residents retreat from public space like happened this spring. Interim Director Nikki Voight says that so many charitable organizations helped deliver necessary services in March and April. She thinks Door-Tran is now ready to be part of that aid operation, especially for older customers concerned with contracting the virus. Voight says that includes leveraging the ride service into providing deliveries for the first time in its history.
Door-Tran expects the need for volunteers to continue to increase. Many of the service's regular volunteers have stepped back from their roles with the group due to age or preexisting conditions. Door-Tran has roughly ten drivers, with a handful of applications being processed. Voight is actively looking for more as COVID-19 cases spike.
