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Why we do this work
Ride to Hope was not built because transportation was a good business opportunity. It was built because the gap was real, it was dangerous, and someone who had been on the other side of it knew something had to be done.
What We Believe
We do not treat this as logistics. We treat it as part of the recovery process itself.
Every person who decides to seek recovery deserves to get there safely — calm, on time, and with dignity intact.
They deserve a driver who knows what this ride means they're with someone who has carried that same weight and come out the other side.
This is not logistics. How a person travels to and from care is part of the recovery process itself.
How We Operate
That is not a policy. It is the foundation of what we do. When a client gets in the car, they are with someone who has been in a version of that seat before. Someone who knows what to say and what not to say. Someone who gets it.
19yrs
Long-term recovery
Ken’s Story
Ride to Hope was founded by Ken Strange, who brings 19 years of personal recovery experience to every transport. He and Colleen built it to be the kind of company they wish had existed when they needed it most.
Ken holds CPR certification, Narcan training, and crisis response training. He and Colleen are both peer support trained.
In His Own Words
After years of living in recovery, Ken understood something that most transportation companies never will. The most dangerous moment in a person’s recovery journey is not inside a treatment facility. It is the 20 minutes between leaving one place and arriving at the next.
That gap is where the brain takes over. Where doubt is loudest. Where people who were ready an hour ago find a reason to turn around.
Ken had seen it happen. He had heard about it from providers who lost admissions to it. He knew something was missing, and he knew he was in a position to do something about it.
Ride to Hope was built on a simple belief: that a person agreeing to get help deserves a driver who understands what that agreement costs them, and what it means.
“Not an anonymous driver. Someone in recovery themselves. Someone who can sit in that car and say, I know where you are right now, and I am going to get you where you need to go.”
Whether you are a family, a provider, or a case manager, we are here to make the next step safe. Reach out and we will coordinate everything from there.
