Getting You Where You Need to Go —
With Care and Community
At Glover Park Village, we believe that everyone deserves safe, reliable, and friendly transportation. Thanks to generous grants from several sources, we are able to offer services that help our neighbors make their way around the city. In addition, many GPV volunteers offer their own time and cars to ferry our neighbors for medical appointments, grocery and pharmacy runs, and other essential trips.
This page lays out our transportation services and programs and provides information from other sources. As always, let us know if we can help, or to share feedback to improve our work and the state of DC transit.
Transportation Hub
GPV Transit Times
Launched in August, 2025, the GPV Transit Times is our periodic newsletter, our vehicle for all kinds of transportation information. Issues are archived here. We welcome feedback and suggestions for future content.
Transportation Services We Offer
Volunteer Driver Program
Our Volunteer Driver service has been the backbone of GPV transportation for many years. Trained and background-checked volunteers provide free rides to important destinations such as: medical appointments, grocery stores, pharmacies.
We wish we had more drivers, so while we can’t guarantee every ride request, we’re proud of our track record. If we can't match you with a driver, we’ll help you find an alternative.
Tip: The more advance notice you can give us—especially for destinations outside Glover Park—the better.
Want to drive with us? If you’re interested in volunteering, we’d love to have you on the team! Click here to sign up to volunteer!
Transportation Ambassador Services
Launched in August, 2025, we offer Transportation Ambassador services. Simple services include modal assistance such as Virtual Bus Buddies, who can help you untangle the new routes, and Bus Buddy Escorts, who can accompany on your first ride on a new route, or to a new location. (We can do the same for Metrorail.) More comprehensive services may include assistance in applying for a disability designation to use MetroAccess, or a comprehensive assessment of transportation options that can meet your particular needs. A select group of GPV staff and volunteers have been specially trained to offer these comprehensive services.
Other Services
We can also assist in virtual applications for non-GPV services, such as ordering a DMV handicapped parking placard for you (helpful for our volunteer drivers). We’ll help you get a WMATA Senior SmartTrip card, allowing half-price fares on Metrobus and Metrorail. These require an in-person visit to WMATA’s downtown service center. Keep an eye out for group “field trips” to the center, which we offer periodically.
For any of these services, reach us on the Web at https://www.gloverparkvillage.org/sign-up-service-recipient, by email at service@gloverparkvillage.org, or by phone at 202-436-5545.