Our Mission
At the heart of the 2 Miles Empathy Project beats a relentless commitment to breaking down barriers to healthcare access. Born from the urgent need to address transportation hurdles hindering vulnerable communities from reaching vital medical services, our mission emboldens us to propel forward into the realm of healthcare advocacy. We are driven by the profound belief that every individual, regardless of their social or economic standing, deserves equitable access to healthcare. Through our collective endeavors, we pledge to provide essential transportation alternatives to those who need it most, paving the way for healthier lives and brighter futures. Our core values of service, integrity, excellence, courage, teamwork, and stewardship serve as guiding stars, illuminating our path as we navigate the complex landscape of healthcare disparity. We recognize that sacrifice is inherent to our mission, yet it is through this sacrifice that our empathy flourishes, binding us together not in pity, but in shared humanity and a shared determination to transform suffering into hope. In a world where diseases remain impartial only when our social structures are just, the 2 Miles Empathy Project emerges as a powerful instrument for leveling the playing field, bending the arc of disadvantage away from disparity and towards equity and justice.
About Us
Finding Inspiration with every step
Established in 2021 formally known as Go The Extra Miles, The 2 Miles Empathy Project is a nonprofit organization founded with the objective of collaborating with individuals and organizations all across the US to tackle transportation challenges that impede access to healthcare. Currently, The 2 Miles Empathy Project serves as a solution that facilitates transportation for patients and caregivers to and from healthcare facilities.
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We continuously strive to improve our services for our partners and their clients by anticipating and planning for the future. Our commitment to advancing healthcare and achieving better health outcomes remains steadfast, and we look forward to working together towards this goal.
Driving Advocacy: Addressing Transportation Barriers for Marginalized Communities
At the forefront of social justice, our nonprofit, the 2 Miles Empathy Project, is relentless in its pursuit of equity by tackling transportation barriers hindering marginalized communities' access to healthcare. Our mission is deeply rooted in the urgent need to confront these challenges head-on, recognizing the profound impact they have on individuals' well-being. Through collaborative efforts and guided by our core values, we strive to provide vital transportation alternatives, ensuring that every person, regardless of their background, can access the healthcare they deserve. Our commitment to service, integrity, and courage drives us forward as we work to level the playing field, transforming suffering into hope and bending the arc of disadvantage towards equity and justice.
Our Partners
Making a Lasting Impact
Through the provision of free transportation assistance, funded by donations, the 2 Miles Empathy Project has improved the healthcare experiences of underprivileged and marginalized individuals in New Jersey, New York, Wisconsin, and Florida by facilitating rides to their medical appointments through the rideshare app Lyft.
New Jersey / NY
Driving Your Community Forward Towards Better Health
We remain committed to delivering on our mission to help more people access healthcare services without having to worry about how they’ll get there.
Florida
Combatting Barriers to Care
Lack of transportation is still one of the biggest barriers to care in the United States, and our nonprofit fund will enable local communities to overcome transportation barriers to and from healthcare appointments and related services.
Winsconsin/Mississipi
Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Long-standing health inequities and poor health outcomes remain a pressing policy challenge in the U.S. Our mission serves to address social determinants of health via free rides through our charity funds.
Our Core Values
Stewardship
In carrying out every aspect of our work, our team is guided by a professional ethos that is the sum of our abiding principles, core values, and highest aspirations. These include service, integrity, excellence, courage, teamwork, and stewardship. Sacrifice, too, is an inescapable part of our mission.
Compassion
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity, but as human beings who have learned how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.
Equality
Diseases only treat humans equally when our social orders treat humans equally. The 2 Miles is a powerful tool to level that playing field, to bend the arc of our disadvantaged individuals away from disparities and structural violence back towards equity and justice.