Lyft awards community grants to seven Baltimore nonprofits

Lyft Baltimore is celebrating the new year with #LyftHealthy2019, an initiative to support local nonprofits in the healthcare space. Through its national community grant program, Lyft has selected seven local nonprofits that will each receive $1,000 in ride credits for #LyftHealthy2019. The credits will be used to ease transportation challenges and support each organization’s work to improve healthcare and create positive change in the region.

“We have chosen to partner with these Baltimore organizations to help provide better access to healthcare and the services that local individuals and families need,” said Mike Heslin, Lyft Baltimore Market Manager. “Lyft is grateful to provide an opportunity for organizations to get a bit of extra support to make meaningful impact on our community.”

In the week leading up to 2019, Lyft Baltimore teamed up with area influencers on Instagram to share the great work being done by community grant recipients using #LyftHealthy2019. The winning nonprofits selected include:

• NICU Parent Project (Preemie Moms Rock), which provides healthy food, therapeutic crafts, and in-person parent-to-parent support to NICU Moms.
• Pro Bono Counseling Project, which helps provide access to volunteer licensed mental health professionals and other necessary supportive services to Marylanders with limited resources.
• Charm City Care Connection, which connects residents of marginalized communities in Baltimore to high-quality healthcare services and seeks to address any obstacles that might threaten that connection.
• SOURCE, which engages the Johns Hopkins University health professional schools and Baltimore communities in mutually beneficial partnerships that promote health and social justice.
• Mikey's Miracle Foundation, Inc., which works to improve the quality of life for patients and their families during their fight against cancer.
• The Red Devils, Inc., which funds services that improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients and their families.
• National Kidney Foundation, an organization dedicated to preventing kidney and urinary tract diseases, improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation.

As an active member of the Baltimore business community, Lyft plans to continue strengthening partnerships with local organizations that are doing important work in the area. For more information on Lyft’s community grants program, visit https://blog.lyft.com/posts/lyft-community-grants-program.

About Lyft
Lyft was founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation, and is available to 96 percent of the United States population as well as select cities in Canada. As the only rideshare company to offset carbon emissions from all rides, Lyft is committed to effecting positive change for our cities, and promoting transportation equity through shared rides, electric bikes and scooters, and public transit partnerships.