WHO WE ARE?

ESTABLISHED IN 1970 AS A PROGRAM OF THE YMCA. TRAVELERS AID BEGAN TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED SERVICES OVER THE YEARS TO VARIOUS GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HELP WITH DISPLACED WORKERS AND FAMILIES DURING DEPRESSION, YOUNG RUN AWAYS DURING THE 1960S WAS A HUGE MOVEMENT, AND INDIVIDUALS RELEASED FROM PHYSCHIATRIC FACILITIES DURING THE 1970S DUE TO DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION TO HELP WITH ASSISTANCE TO THE UNHOUSED AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE HELP WITH BUS TICKETS, TRAIN TICKETS, GETTING OUR ELDERLY TO AND FROM DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS AND WE HAVE A TEAM OF COMPASSIONATE CARE VOLUNTEERS WHO WE TAKE PRIDE IN HELPING ASSIST OUR ELDERLY HERE AT TRAVELER’S AID OF GREATER BIRMINGHAM.

THREE PROGRAMS WE OFFER:

WE OFFER THREE PROGRAMS:

1. TRAVELERS ASSISTANCE– TRAVELERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS DISPLACES AND DISCONNECTED FROM NORMAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS.
2. SENIOR RIDE– THIS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES TRANSPORTATION AFFECTS ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE INCLUDING HEALTHCARE AND CAN BE A BARRIER TO RECEVING PROPER MEDICAL CARE LEADING TO DETERIORATED HEALTH, ISOLATION, AND AN OVERALL DIMINISHED QUALITY OF LIFE.
3. COMPASSIONATE CARE– THE VISION OF COMPASSIONATE CARE COMPANIONS VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM IS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO LIVE AT HOME INDEPENDENTLY, SAFELY AND WITH DIGNITY.