Thousands of women over 55 are using Lyft to supplement their retirement income, keep them social, and give their days some structure.

Why driving Lyft is the perfect job for these retirees

Meet the 70-year-old (and up!) ladies driving with Lyft

A driver gives love advice on dating red flags, first date questions, and how to meet people. 

This driver gives the best love advice. Here are her tips for Valentine’s Day

Lyft has updated its pet policy. Here are some of the furry friends who have taken pet rides.

Lyft pet rides are here. Meet some of our furry passengers

Meet the most-traveled pups of Lyft’s Pet rides

The nonprofit provides hardworking talent with support, connections, and knowledge to enter the tech industry. Here’s one driver’s story of landing a job in 18 weeks.

How Merit America is helping Lyft drivers break into tech

Inside Lyft’s new program to help drivers level up their careers

Get inspired to set a resolution for the new year with this list of goals Lyft drivers hope to achieve in 2025 — from saving more to embracing travel and more. 

New Year 2025: 7 resolutions to inspire your goal-setting

Where we’re going: Drivers share their 2025 resolutions

Holiday giving: This heartfelt story will inspire you this season

With a few kind gestures, one Lyft driver helped riders feel less alone over the holidays.

How one gift-giving driver helped riders feel less alone over the holidays

Lyft has provided thousands of rides to NJRC clients returning to society, for everything from doctor's appointments to substance abuse treatment to new jobs.

NJ Reentry Corporation, Lyft partner to support people returning from prison, among others

When a Lyft ride to work can change a life 

A women’s rights activist, grandma, and driver shares why transportation matters and why not voting in the 2024 Election is just “not an option.” 

Not voting? Not an option: A driver shares her family’s story

This man lived through the Civil Rights Movement and shares his experience being denied access to the polls — and why he fights for the right every Election Day.

US voting rights history is a reminder of the importance of voting

He was denied the right to vote. Today, he drives others to the polls

If you had asked Kamia Johnson what her career goals were a few years ago, she’s not sure she would have had much of an answer. She stopped pursuing her data analytics degree to move to Milwaukee and care for a relative, driving with Lyft to support herself — and putting her ambitions on hold. 

‘A once-in-a-lifetime chance’: How Merit America is offering drivers a new career path

Getting to the polls remains a major obstacle, with 29% of young Americans reporting that they didn’t vote previously due to lack of transportation.


To expand voter access, we need better transportation 

Why transportation access is key to voting

Need some motivation to vote? 3 immigrants from Russia, Afghanistan, and Guatemala share why voting is so imperative — and a freedom they say we shouldn’t take for granted.

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