Born from a real need, built for this community.
Ride Companion was founded by Adèle, a community builder and care professional who has spent her career working across eleven countries — from the DRC, through Haiti and Europe — as a UN hygiene specialist focused on women's health.
When she arrived in Prescot-Russell, she noticed the same gap she'd seen everywhere: seniors and newcomers stuck at home, missing appointments, isolated — not for lack of care, but lack of transport.
She already ran a newcomers community in Castleman (65 members and growing). Ride Companion is the next step: turning those local connections into real, caring mobility.
Every companion is background-checked, bilingual, and vetted not just for driving skill but for patience and genuine care. They're not drivers. They're companions.
"A community that moves together, stays together."
The Ride Companion standard
Door-to-door, always
We walk your loved one from their front door to the reception desk and back. Never curb-to-curb. Never "just outside."
Dignity first
Seniors are not packages. We build every ride around patience, respect, and calm — especially at medical visits.
Bilingual without exception
Our community is French and English. Our companions are too. No awkward moments at the clinic.
Family-grade accountability
Every trip is logged. Every companion is rated. Every concern is answered by a real person within the hour.
What they say
Ils ont accompagné ma mère à chacun de ses rendez-vous de dialyse. Le conducteur l'attendait toujours à l'intérieur — jamais pressé.
As a social worker at the General, I've referred a dozen families to Ride Companion. Every single one called back to thank me.
Mon père ne parle qu'en français. Savoir qu'il y a un conducteur bilingue qui peut discuter avec lui — ça change tout.