In this Issue

Letter from Bill Turenne, Chair of the Board

Meet ITNSanDiego, Our New Affiliate

Where in the World is Katherine Freund?

News from the Affiliate Support Department

News from the Research Department

How to Become an Affiliate

Letter from Bill Turenne, Chair of the Board

If the past is a compass for the future, then ITNAmerica is going to have a very busy and successful year. In 2007 we added six affiliate communities, bringing our total to ten, and we are on track to add at least ten more in 2008. Some affiliates will be joining us in state clusters, four from New York for example, in collaboration with the New York State Office on Aging. Replication in clusters is something we hadn't initially anticipated, but we are glad to see it happen, as it enhances the sharing of best practices and resources within communities and creates stronger and more viable networks.

Read the rest of Bill's letter.

ITNAmerica welcomes ITNSanDiego™ to the family of affiliates offering dignified transportation to adults over 60 and the visually impaired. The roots of the new nonprofit can be traced to 2003 when Barbara Workman’s husband Bill died in a car accident on a hilly two-lane canyon road, less than two miles from home. An 82-year old woman was driving down the road and lost control of her car. She hit the gas instead of the brakes.

Read the rest of ITNSanDiego's story.

As ITNAmerica receives requests for information and speaking engagements from around the globe, it's become clear that senior mobility is a problem in every industrialized country in the world. Executive Director Katherine Freund recently returned from Alberta, Canada, where she was keynote speaker at the "Roundtable on Seniors' Transportation," hosted by the Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council and the Alberta Motor Association.

Read more about Katherine Freund's trip to Alberta.

Over the past year we have welcomed several new affiliates to the ITNAmerica family, bringing the grand total to ten active affiliates. Four affiliates, part of what ITNAmerica calls its first "Learning Cluster," are currently offering rides: ITNPortland™ (Portland, ME), ITNOrlando™ (Orlando, FL), ITNCharlestonTrident™ (Charleston, SC) and ITNGreaterLA™ (Los Angeles, CA).

Read more news from the Affiliate Support Department.

Research and impact measurement are essential areas of activity for ITNAmerica — part of the organization's commitment to integrating practice, research and policy as it works to support replication of the ITN model and serve as a leading voice for senior mobility. Our recent projects are summarized below.

Read more news from the Research Department.

ITNAmerica works with organizations and individuals to help develop dignified and sustainable transportation in communities across the country. We welcome your interest.

To become an affiliate, please be one of the following:

• A non-profit organization (501c3), such as an Area Agency on Aging, a United Way affiliate, a faith-based organization, transit provider, or Rotary Club.
• Any of a number of government organizations (municipality, county, or state), such as a Department of Transportation.
• A private individual, but you must partner with an appropriate sponsoring organization.

Read more on how to become an affiliate.