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Provides door-to-door transportation service. Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance and are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please allow a 30 minute window for pick-up and drop-off times. A 20 mile travel radius has been set from the Township office for medical and therapy appointments. Shopping Days and Errand Days have set times and days - call for more information.

Provides door-to-door or door-through-door transportation to eligible seniors for social and recreational, medical, and life-enriching purposes by a trained and vetted volunteer drivers at no cost to the senior or their families.

Other drop-off and stay-at-the-destination services are available.

Clients must be enrolled in program prior to scheduling transportation. Rides must be scheduled at least 3 days in advanced. Rider must schedule their own rides and be 100% ambulatory. Mobility aids such as walkers and canes are accepted but not wheelchairs or transport chairs.

Volunteer opportunities for individuals for the benefit of frail older persons with special needs. Matches volunteers with a frail older person. The volunteer can then provide such assistance as companionship, respite for a caregiver, escort and transportation, shopping assistance, letter writing, reading, or other chores which the older person is in need of and the volunteer is capable and willing to provide.

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Adult In Home Respite Care
Friendly Visiting
Senior Ride Programs
Senior Corps Volunteer Programs
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
DART Paratransit's Bus Plus service provides transportation for people who have a disability that prevents them from using fixed-route bus service. All Paratransit service is door-to-door and wheelchair accessible.

Eligibility:
Bus Plus is DART's ADA door-to-door complementary service for riders with a disability that keeps them from being able to use Fixed Route services. Riders must apply to use the service. Once approved, riders may travel within the Bus Plus zone for any reason and must pay a $3.50 fare for each ride they take.

To start the eligibility process, fill out a DART Bus Service Eligibility Form. This form is available at www.ridedart.com/services/paratransit, and must be submitted to DART's Paratransit Department, which will review the application and mail back the results within 21 days. An application can also be mailed to you by calling DART Customer Service.

Reservations:
Once approved, requests for service can be made by calling DART Paratransit at 515-283-8136 Monday through Friday between 8 am-5 pm. Reservations for Sunday and Monday travel can be made on Saturday and Sunday between 8 am-4 pm by calling (515) 283-8147 and leaving a voicemail message with the client name, contact number, and trip details. DART staff will return the passenger's call to schedule a trip. Reservations will be accepted up to seven (7) days prior to the trip date.

Polk County Service Details:
The partnership with Polk County allows low-income disabled citizens 18 and older to apply for service for trips to medical appointments, the grocery store, and a once-a-month miscellaneous trip. Income eligible dialysis patients who have no transportation may also apply. To check on eligibility and/or apply for this service, call Polk County (515) 286-3484. If approved, the customer rides DART Paratransit at no charge. The funding agency may restrict the rider to certain types of transportation, such as medical appointments, work or grocery shopping. Polk County Adult Services does not fund employment or school transportation.

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General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Senior Ride Programs
Disability Related Transportation
Senior Express provides door-to-door rides for seniors to go to the senior center, club meetings and socializing, grocery shopping, hair salon, errands, medical tests/treatments, and doctor visits.
Volunteer drivers provide curb to curb transportation within David City and to the Senior Center for meals.

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Disability Related Transportation
Senior Ride Programs
Provides one ride per week to any registered Champaign County resident for medical appointments, financial errands, grocery shopping, or personal errands. Two rides may be provided for those receiving dialysis or other physician ordered therapies. Rides must be scheduled two days in advance.
Accessible transportation for medical appointments, shopping areas, congregate meals, and social activities. May include travel to other counties.
Provides non-medical home health care services such as light house cleaning companion care, meal prep, personal care, transportation to appointments and light errands. Services specifically priced for low-income clients.

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Senior Ride Programs
Disability Related Transportation
Personal Care

Public door-to-door transportation services. Vehicles are handicap accessible.

-- For Fairbury residents, calls for transportation must be made to the Beatrice Senior Center, at (402) 223-3055. Hours are Mon-Fri 8 am-2:30 pm.

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Disability Related Transportation
Senior Ride Programs
General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Provides a limited number of rides to senior citizens. Must call one day in advance; Limited to 6 round trips or 12 one way trips per fiscal year July 1st - June 30, Transportation is on a case by case basis and limited to trips for medical appointments and pharmacy pick ups/drop offs.

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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Senior Ride Programs

Mini bus for disabled and senior citizens.

City information and referral.

Emergency food.

Emergency financial assistance for Bellevue residents.

Holiday Assistance Program.

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Food Pantries
Disability Related Transportation
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Senior Ride Programs
Rent Payment Assistance

County-wide transportation services to the general public for a small fee.

Transportation to Lincoln, Hastings, and York is provided two days per week.

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General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Disability Related Transportation
Senior Ride Programs
Provides public transit services to all citizens and visitors of Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story, and Warren counties. The service is open for anyone for any reason regardless of age, income, or disability status. All HIRTA vehicles are ADA-accessible.

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Senior Ride Programs
Disability Related Transportation
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Child Transportation Programs

Provides transportation to any person 60 years or older with pick-up site in Logan or Mason County. Transportation Services can be obtained for regular trips to medical appointments or treatment. Trips must be scheduled 24 hours in advance.

Please note: Persons under the age of 60 can utilize transportation but must pay the full fare (suggested donation). Persons over the age of 60 take priority.

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Indigent Transportation
Senior Ride Programs
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Public transportation available within a 30 mile radius of Norfolk, Nebraska.

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General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Senior Ride Programs
Accessible transportation for medical appointments, shopping areas, congregate meals, and social activities. May include travel to other counties.
Provides public transit services to all citizens and visitors of Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story, and Warren counties. The service is open for anyone for any reason regardless of age, income, or disability status. All HIRTA vehicles are ADA-accessible.

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Senior Ride Programs
Disability Related Transportation
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Child Transportation Programs
Subsidized curb-to-curb transportation that is available daily (7 days a week).

Home care services including companionship, meal preparation, dressing, bathing, transportation, medication reminders, and housekeeping.


Available as needed for less than an hour up to 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

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Housekeeping Assistance
Personal Care
Friendly Visiting
Medication Information/Management
In Home Meal Preparation
Senior Ride Programs
Provides transportation options for seniors 65 and older who are unable or do not want to drive any longer. Offers private car service 365 days a year. Transportation is provided in Dubuque, East Dubuque, and Asbury only.
Activities for senior citizens.

Congregate meals available Mon-Fri at 12 pm. Must call the day before to order a meal.

Educational, recreational, and information programs. Arts and humanities. Group programs and socialization.

Information and referral.

Placement of volunteers at the Center and in the community.

In-home services include home-delivered meals; transportation to and from the Center, tours and shopping, and telephone reassurance.

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Home Delivered Meals
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Senior Ride Programs
Specialized Information and Referral
Senior Centers
Friendly Telephoning

Public door-to-door transportation services. Vehicles are handicap accessible.

-- For Fairbury residents, calls for transportation must be made to the Beatrice Senior Center, at (402) 223-3055. Hours are Mon-Fri 8 am-2:30 pm.

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Disability Related Transportation
Senior Ride Programs
General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Transportation available to the public, including those with disabilities. Call for prices and reservations. 24 hour notice preferred.

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General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Senior Ride Programs

Provides a weekday noon meal to local seniors and Meals on Wheels for homebound seniors. A range of 60-90 meals are served each day.

Offers Seniors a variety of activities to promote active living, including:

-- Field trips

-- Pool tournaments

-- Bingo

-- Home Health Aides

-- Social Activities

-- Transportation

-- Legal Assistance

-- Exercise Classes

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Home Delivered Meals
Senior Ride Programs
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Older Adult Social Clubs
Senior Centers
Elder Law