A reach out programme to every locality in Mumbai. Javed Ahmad, IG, Govt of Maharashtra inaugurated on Wednesday ,April 12, 2007, 4 p.m.

With a view to reachout to poorer elderly in the city Dignity Foundation launched this project in collaboration with the Lions Club of Bombay South . They sponsored the BUS and gave monthly maintenance charges for three years. Now on its own steam the project is running. The idea of offering all the services of the Foundation to localities where senior citizens live was put up to the Lions Club of Bombay Host, who were celebrating their 50 th year of completion of their club in Feb 2006. Funds to a tune of Rs.25 lakhs were collected and with this a bus has been donated.

Mobility being a major issue with the city's elderly, due to over crowding and congestion, senior citizens are not able to commute to far off locations to avail of the services of the Foundation.

A Counsellor and an Information Desk Officer travel in the bus every working day offering services such as: Second career - Job Counselling and Placement; Companionship - for lonely senior citizens ; HELPLINE - a social support system for Elder Abuse; Security with Dignity - network of protection to Elders who live alone; Senior Citizens Counselling Centre for advice in Financial, consumer, tax ,legal, property matters; issuance of forms for Senior citizens ID card ; offer of Loneliness Mitigation opportunities in the form of fortnightly bus trips and any number of volunteer opportunities advertised on the posters adorning the glass panes on both sides of the bus - inside and outside.