Welcome to the Beverly Foundation

Take a minute to learn more About Us, then discover what we do in senior transportation and community-based support for older adults. You can use our Navigation Hints to help you find what you are looking for. And be sure to visit our Resource STORe, where you will find a variety of useful information and links.

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Did You Know?

Life expectancy at age 65 is 18 years.

In 2000, 35.1 million people were seniors age 65+.

In 2000, 4.2 million people were seniors age 85+.

Life expectancy at age 75 is 11.4 years.

Driving expectancy at ages 70-74 is approximately 11 years.

44% of Americans volunteer each year (approximately 124 million).

24.8% of Americans who volunteer are age 65+ (approximately 9 million).

On average, volunteers age 65+ contribute 96 hours per year.

The estimated annual dollar contribution of volunteers age 65+ is 15.1 billion dollars.

According to Beverly Foundation data, 63% of volunteer drivers are age 65+.

30% of the volunteer drivers age 65+ (in the Beverly Foundation database) say volunteering is a family tradition.

Stories From The Road includes 94 stories from volunteer drivers and data on volunteer driver programs.

At the Beverly Foundation, new ideas and options are fostered to enhance transportation and mobility for today's and tomorrow's older population.

Beverly Foundation - 566 El Dorado St. #100 - Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 792-2292 Fax: (626) 792-6117
info@beverlyfoundation.org

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