Community Connections

COMMUNITY

CONNECTIONS

Our Community Connections (CoCo) team will help you gain the skills to confidently and independently navigate the San Francisco Bay Area.

COVID-19 Travel Safety Resource Packets are out!

Our downloadable resource packets will teach you how to travel more safely on public transportation amidst COVID-19. The packets include presentations, interactive worksheets and fun activities for all. We offer our packets in English, Spanish and Mandarin. Download our packets here:

www.thecil.org/cococovid19resources.

OUR

PROGRAM

The CIL's Community Connections Program, or CoCo, offers transit instruction by and for people with disabilities via 1-on-1 and group travel coaching. This includes transit app & trip planning tutorials.

CoCo is free to those who qualify. We also have two sub-programs:

CoCo for Youth | Momentum

OUR

COACHES

Each travel coach is passionate about being your trusted guide. Your coach will work closely with you to gain the skills and confidence to independently navigate the San Francisco Bay Area using public transportation.

Community Connections funded by:

Alameda County Transportation Commission

Wheelchair workshops

Join our free, bi-monthly wheelchair workshops to learn how to travel independently and more safely around the Bay Area! We currently offer:

Wheelchair Marking and Tether Strap Program (WMTSP) Virtual Workshops with AC Transit
Wheelchats: A virtual chat with our Wheelchair Expert

Healthy living in the

COMMUNITY

Are you a person with a newly acquired disability?

Join our 10-week virtual workshop series to learn the life skills you need to live healthy and independently in the community!

For general inquiries about this workshop, please contact or call
(510) 841-4776.

Workshops PackagE

Join our COVID-19 Workshops Package and gain access to:

COVID-19 Travel Safety Workshop
Trip Planning Workshop
Independent Scavenger Hunt Activities
Travel Advocacy Forum Invitation
In-Person Travel Excursion

1-on-1

TraininG

With The CIL’s 1-on-1 Training, you’ll learn to:

Access AC Transit and BART
Master specific routes of your choice
Apply for discounted transit cards
Plan trips using trip planner applications
Safely use a mobility device
Travel through all kinds of weather

Group

TraininG

You may also want to join The CIL for our Group Training Events. Travel coaches organize outings designed to reinforce travel skills as we travel from The CIL to various Bay Area attractions. Previous events include:

San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf
SFMOMA visit
Oakland A’s baseball game
Sausalito sightseeing

"Beforethis program, I didn’t know how to maneuver around places using my wheelchair without another companion. My travel training coach, Catherine pushes me to do new things, like cycling, which I fell in love with and will continue to do. Because of her, I am now able to navigate on my own with confidence. "