JPMorgan Chase and the Red Cross
Reach out to Historic Neighborhood
 Beginning in December 2009, the Red Cross Community Transportation Program extended its reach to provide vital transportation services to residents of the Weinland Park neighborhood.
Weinland Park Residents Receive FREE Transportation to and from Medical Appointments
Residents can call (614) 253-6705 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to schedule a ride to your next dental, prenatal, pediatrician or family doctor visit.
Every effort will be made to accommodate trip requests however, our schedule is consistently filled two weeks in advance. Please call as soon as possible to schedule your ride.
Columbus community rich in history
The Columbus neighborhood known as Weinland Park, bounded roughly by Chittenden Avenue on the north, the Conrail railroad on the east, East Fifth Avenue on the south and North High Street on the west, experienced its greatest growth in the early 1900's as a working class neighborhood for those employed by the factories along the railroad tracks. Over time, as these industries declined, so too did the neighborhood.
 Through the years, homes in this area fell into disrepair until 2003 when Community Properties of Ohio (CPO) assumed management of 500 homes in the neighborhood. Since then, CPO has renovated the homes, not only bringing them up to standard but restoring the historical character of many of the buildings.
 Weinland Park has been the target of other revitalization activities as well. In 2006, the city of Columbus adopted the Weinland Park Neighborhood Plan, building a new elementary school and police station and increasing public safety measures and commercial development. Efforts continue to restore Weinland Park to the vibrant neighborhood it once was.
How does the American Red Cross fit in?
 Studies indicate transportation is a barrier that keeps people from accessing medical care; a factor intensified after a 2004 Weinland Park Study found that 41% of their residents don't have access to a car.
Thanks to funding from JPMorgan Chase, the American Red Cross of Greater Columbus will eliminate the lack of transportation as a barrier to health care by offering free transportation service to medical appointments to residents in Weinland Park.
 The American Red Cross of Greater Columbus Community Transportation Program provides rides to medical appointments for seniors and individuals with disabilities, logging more than 16,000 trips last year. Dedicated volunteer drivers and office staff operate a fleet of six sedans and three wheelchair vans, partner with Franklin County Senior Options and Central Ohio Area Agency of Aging and is the primary transportation provider for the Columbus Cancer Clinic.
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