Entries by WeCAB

WeCAN and WeCAB Strategic Integration

WeCAN and WeCAB Announce Strategic Integration to Enhance Community Services Mound, MN – September 1, 2024 – WeCAN (Western Communities Action Network) and WeCAB (Community Area Busing) are pleased to announce a strategic integration that will bring WeCAB back under the umbrella of WeCAN, effective October 1, 2024. This move represents a significant step forward […]

Give to the Max for WeCAB

WeCAB is participating in Give to the Max November 1-18, 2021 Give at: givemn.org/story/Wecabmn21 WeCAB is participating in the 13th annual Give to the Max giving event taking place this year starting on Monday, Nov. 1 and culminating on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Give to the Max is a statewide giving event that raises millions […]

Welcome Stephanie Alexander as the new WeCAB Executive Director

WeCAB Announces New Executive Director Stephanie Alexander WeCAB, a non-profit provider of local transportation service for those in need, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Alexander as its new Executive Director.  Stephanie began her position on October 18, 2021. Stephanie has a Master of Science in Non-Profit Management and 20 years of experience […]

WeCAB Executive Director Job Description

WeCAB Executive Director Job Description WeCAB, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, providing supplemental transportation to people who are in need and live within our service areas is seeking a half time Executive Director to provide leadership for the organization. The WeCAB Executive Director works an average of 20 hours a week; many hours can be worked […]

Thank you Katie – WeCAB Executive Director

TO: WeCAB Volunteers and Supporters FROM: Mary Hershberger Thun, President, WeCAB Board of Directors RE: Executive Director Katie Boller Gosewisch On behalf of the WeCAB Board of Directors, it is with thanks and deep appreciation for a job well done that I announce the resignation of our WeCAB Executive Director, Katie Boller Gosewisch. Katie will […]

Ridgeview commits $10K to WeCAB

Ridgeview commits $10K to WeCAB This article appeared in the Chaska Herald on June 15, 2021 Ridgeview health care system has committed $10,000 toward volunteer transportation service WeCAB. The money is spread out over the next two years. Ridgeview President and CEO Mike Phelps said lack of transportation can prohibit people from getting to doctor’s […]

WeCAB True Stories in the News…

Chanhassen Villager Article June 18, 2021 Imagine having a vehicle in your garage, but not being able to use it. Perhaps you have just seen your doctor and must now go to a medical facility for treatment — but first, you need a COVID test. You have no way to get to either place. Hunger […]

Otto Bremer Trust Grant for WeCAB

WeCAB was awarded a grant from the Otto Bremer Trust (OBT) on May 22, 2020. WeCAB, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with chapters in the Westonka and Carver County communities, seeks to provide safe, affordable and flexible supplemental transportation to those who are without, gratefully announces that WeCAB is a 2020 recipient of a $10,000.00 grant […]

Laker Pioneer Article about WeCAB Volunteer Shortage

Laker Reporter, Elizabeth Hustad (laker.reporter@ecm-inc.com) wrote a great article about WeCAB Volunteer Drivers and Dispatchers. Here’s an excerpt: The Mound-based nonprofit has been hurting for volunteers “almost from the get-go,” said its co-founder, Mike Skinner. WeCAB was under the umbrella of WeCAN for its pilot year in 2011, and its first drivers were those who […]