The BCF Wellness, Safety Training
& Education Program

Our Covered Drivers’ health, wellness, and safety are our top priorities. We are dedicated to ensuring that the Black Car Industry has access to programs that contribute to the health and wellness of every member of the Driver community.

The Black Car Fund Wellness, Safety Training, and Education Program (Wellness STEP) offers exclusive training to Covered Drivers that will aim to educate you on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle physically and mentally, for FREE.

Earn While You Learn by completing our unique Wellness STEP class for a one-time payment of $150 upon completion of this class, while learning how to take better care of yourself and your community.

The Wellness STEP class curriculum includes:

  • Hands-Only Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 

    Covered Drivers are taught to respond if they are faced with a passenger suddenly collapsing. Covered Drivers are a constant presence on our streets and our goal is to activate an effective response to this type of emergency, focused on providing a safe place for the passenger in distress and calling 911. Basic instruction is provided using a CPR dummy and does not involve mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

  • Share the Road/Vision Zero

    Our goal is to lead a discussion on the challenge of sharing the road with pedestrians, bikers, motorcycles, and vendors. This has become an even greater challenge in recent years with the addition of bike lanes, Citi Bike, and extended protections for pedestrians.

  • Free Breast and Prostate Cancer Screening/NY Presbyterian

    The New York State Breast and Prostate Cancer Peer Education Program uses peer educators to speak with men and women in high-risk communities on the importance of breast and prostate health. Education includes symptoms, risk factors, and the recommended screening guidelines as well as referrals to free testing city-wide.

  • Wellness: Facing the Physical & Mental Challenges of the Road 

    This segment was created and is taught by a licensed professional. It is designed to equip drivers with a toolkit of responses to the constant physical and mental demands of working as professional drivers in the New York metropolitan area. Everything from repetitive stress injuries to hemorrhoids is covered in an interactive forum to provide drivers with solutions. These solutions include:

    • Self-administered physical therapy with classroom instruction

    • Preventative exercises

    • Mental health exercises

    • Self-care/nutrition solutions

    • Constructive group discussion within the class on the shared stress of driving in New York.

Classes are held at The Black Car Fund Driver Education Center located at 37-10 Skillman Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101.

Online registration is required in advance to participate in Wellness STEP. To choose a date and time, as well as reserve your spot, click here. Classes are subject to change and due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, classes have limited seats. If classes are not posted, they have been closed for maximum occupancy. Check back here every Monday at 11:00 AM for additional updates.

Important information for Covered Drivers attending a class in the near future:

1)     Arrive earlier than your scheduled class time to ensure you find parking – The Black Car Fund Driver Education Center has limited indoor parking and on-street parking is difficult in the area.

2)     You MUST bring both your NYC TLC and DMV licenses to confirm registration before class begins. Be sure you do not leave them in your vehicle.