Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Transportation is recognized as among the most difficult hurdles to equity for low income youth. Many youth serving organizations either spend up to half of their programming budget on transportation or have "given up" on helping youth get to them. Access to affordable, safe and reliable transportation continues to lag for those who need it most.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Healthcare Transportation
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital's Pediatric clinic is a Federally Qualified Health Clinic that serves patients that are at or below the poverty line. Of the 36,000 appointments each year, there is a 30-40% "no-show" rate. Yoots helps by donating rides via Lyft/Uber for the patient and their parent.
Non-Profit Transportation
Providing transportation logistics for our Non-Profit partners to increase their diversity and reach.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of organizations applying for grants
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Economically disadvantaged people, Homeless people
Related Program
Non-Profit Transportation
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Due to the pandemic, our partnerships stalled in March.
Number of free participants on field trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Economically disadvantaged people, Homeless people
Related Program
Non-Profit Transportation
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Context Notes
As one would expect, field trips completely shut down in early March of 2020, keeping our impact to a minimum this year.
Number of health outcomes improved
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Economically disadvantaged people, Homeless people
Related Program
Healthcare Transportation
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
While our partnership with UCSF has ended (we've passed along our success to Uber), it is clear that all external education opportunities provide for a positive health outcome.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Yoots strives to offer under-served children access to the same amazing external education, athletic and arts programs that many children experience daily. Providing transportation solves a "last mile" problem. The healthcare, arts, outdoors and sports programs all exist, but getting youth to their appointments, games, opportunities is a constant battle. Our mission is to eliminate transportation as a barrier to equity for low income and underrepresented youth.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Yoots has partnered with San Fransisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to build a fund to offer free field trips to 400,000+ students per year.
Yoots has access to tech company employee charter buses (including driver, fuel and insurance) that we "rent" to our partners for only $250/day- saving our partners over $1000 per charter.
We have begun to build a fleet of passenger vans, for rent by non profit partners and title one schools for 75% off of market rates. We work with our partners to offer driver training for their staffs.
Lastly, we apply for grants that focus entirely on transportation costs, and distribute these funds to our non profit partners. We also handle the logistics of entire trips- finding, vetting and negotiating with transportation vendors for the best prices.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Yoots has been building our capacity since 2017. We have established relationships with a large number of transportation providers, as well as the school districts and non profit and community organizations that need access to them.
In 4 years, we have become the "go-to" nonprofit organization in facilitating transportation for low-income youth in the SF Bay Area.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In our discussions with leaders in the youth development space, transportation always seems to be one of the top barriers to getting kids engaged in even some of the most basic activities available to their peers. Yoots believes it is in the position to be a catalyst for finding the resources, the funding, and the legal structures for supplying affordable transportation to outdoor organizations serving under-served youth. We have created a vision, sustainable business model and a strategic to plan to deliver transportation solutions to life changing programs in the outdoors.
Since 2017 we have paid and arranged for transportation for thousands of youth. We have brought children hundreds of miles to their doctor appointments, partnered with the United Negro College Fund to transport over 100 students from around the US on their tour of tech companies in Silicon Valley. Helped dozens of organizations gain access to low priced transportation to explore the coast, the Redwoods, museums and much more.
Our newly formed partnership with BART is ready to bear fruit, as soon as the world is safe to re-open.
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The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Youth Transportation Organization
Board of directorsas of 11/16/2021
craig flax
Youth Transportation Organization
Term: 2017 - 2020
Edward Bennett
Williams & Connelly, LLP
Joe Lund
American Red Cross
Andrea Salvemini
UC Berkeley Executive Education
Chester Hertado
TradeWorks Management Services
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
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