By Kelsey Norvell, for ThurstonTalk.com
Funded by federal and state grants and operating in partnership with local social and public service agencies, Village Vans is an important community asset available to any low-income resident of Olympia, Lacey or Tumwater in need of employment-related transportation for whom taking the bus is difficult.
Village Vans wouldn’t be the success story that it is without the most important aspect of the program: its volunteers in the Driver Training and Job Skills Program.
Volunteers begin by receiving professional driver training. Through this defensive driving training course, drivers are trained how to drive properly while receiving one-on-one training from staff before transporting passengers. With direct support and ongoing training efforts, volunteers learn how to improve their driving skills and safely navigate the community.
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