Provides specialized door-to-door transportation for individuals whose disabilities limit their capacity to use the bus system. It is a pre-scheduled service with specific Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) eligibility requirements and a formal application.
Provides curb -to-curb transportation service for people with qualifying disabilities. Vehicles are lift equipped to accommodate individuals using wheelchairs or other mobility devices.
Certain weight and size limitations exist and an individual applying for service should call the Ben Franklin Transit office (509-735-0160, then press 3) to discuss the specific type of mobility devices they would like to use while traveling. Drivers may provide door-to-door service for those individuals who require assistance to/from the vehicle. An individual designated as a Personal Care Attendant may accompany the customer at no cost.
Mt Adams Transportation Service offered at Klickitat County Senior Services
Provides general transportation services to enable Klickitat County residents who lack transportation to meet their basic needs.
Provides general transportation services to enable Klickitat County residents who lack transportation to meet their basic needs. Offers long-distance medical transportation from Klickitat to Portland, Hood River, and The Dalles in Oregon and to Vancouver, Yakima, and Tri-Cities in Washington. Transportation may be for medical appointments, educational opportunities, employment (limited), grocery shopping, social service appointments, etc.
Transportation - ADA Paratransit Skagit County offered at Skagit Transit
Provides ADA complementary paratransit service within 3/4 of a mile of Skagit Transit local fixed routes.
Skagit Transit's Paratransit service provides specialized transportation comparable with Skagit Transit's fixed-route bus service. It is a pre-scheduled service designed for people who are unable to get to the nearest bus stop or use a fixed-route bus. Paratransit is for individuals whose conditions and/or disabilities prevent them from using Skagit Transit's regular fixed-route buses. Based on the review of an application for Paratransit service, you may receive curb to curb service, curb to fixed-route service or fixed route service only (with training).
Transportation (COAST) offered by Council on Aging and Human Services
Provides local and long distance transportation in the counties of Asotin, Whitman, part of Garfield, and southern part of Spokane County. Does no provide work-related transportation.
Assists individuals who have a special need for a ride, who live in Whitman, part of Garfield, and southern part of Spokane County. Helps identify available resources and attempts to meet the request. Does no provide work-related transportation.
Information - Transportation/Public Skagit County offered at Skagit Transit
Provides schedule information on public transportation for Sedro Woolley, Concrete, Anacortes, La Conner, Burlington, and Mount Vernon.
Provides schedule information on public transportation for Sedro Woolley, Concrete, Anacortes, La Conner, Burlington, and Mount Vernon. Also provides information on ADA Paratransit service.
Provides transportation for seniors and disabled individuals to in-area appointments or other errands, such as personal care, banking, shopping, etc.
Provides transportation for seniors and disabled individuals to in-area appointments or other errands, such as personal care, banking, shopping, etc. This service is volunteer based and does not have vehicles for wheelchairs.
Elder Services offered at Catholic Charities Serving Central WA in Yakima
Provides a range of services for elders, from companionship programs and volunteer services that help with day-to-day chores to relief for overburdened caregivers.
Provides a range of services for elders, from companionship programs and volunteer services that help with day-to-day chores to relief for overburdened caregivers. Catholic Charities provides both help and connection.
Volunteer Services: provides basic in-home assistance to low-income elders and adults with disabilities to help them continue living independently, safely, and with dignity in their own homes. Only local rides; no work related transportation. Volunteers can provide services such as: local transportation for appointments and errands (no long distance), yard work, light housekeeping and laundry, snow shoveling, minor home repairs, wheelchair ramps (not an immediate service; if qualifications aren't met, might have to pay material out of pocket), and wood provision.
Senior Companion Program: serves one-on one with the frail elderly and other homebound persons who have difficulty completing everyday tasks. Provides companionship as they assist with grocery shopping, transportation to medical appointments, and other tasks. Volunteers are individuals over 55 years of age with a limited income, they receive a small stipend for an average of 15-20 hours of service per week.
Respite Adult Day Center in Yakima: gives frail or cognitively disabled adults the opportunity to make new friends and participate in a host of enjoyable activities in a safe and comfortable environment. A team of staff and volunteers are present to provide personalized support, encouragement and assistance to each participant. Provides some down-time to those who provide care to disabled individuals. The disabled individuals must have a memory loss situation (such as Alzheimer's, stroke, MS etc.) for the caregiver to be eligible for this program. This program works in conjunction with Aging and Long Term Care but is overseen by Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington.
Transportation offered at Catholic Community Volunteer Services
Provides volunteers who can assist with transportation for low-income seniors 55+ and adults with disabilities. Does not transport minors. Transportation is provided by volunteers in their personal vehicles. Call 211 to be screened/apply.
Provides volunteers who can assist with door-thru-door transportation for low-income seniors, 55 and older, or adults with disabilities. Transportation is provided by screened and trained volunteer drivers in their personal vehicle.
Rides must originate in Pierce County. Rides depend on volunteer availability.
Does not qualify for services if:
- Going to/from a Medicaid appointment (Medicaid Beneficiaries may receive services to appts not covered by Medicaid - Chiropractor, Eyeglass, pet care, etc; or possibly if Medicaid rides have been denied or are not covered)
- Using a wheelchair (unless they fold and can be placed in the trunk and client can transfer themselves)
- Living in a Group Home
- Living in a Assisted Living Facility
- Living in a Care Facility
- Receiving COPES
- Has a paid Caregiver
- Client can use Transit, has own car, or lives with family member who has car.
**Exception: Volunteer Services can fill in if family has one car and family member works full time which doesn't allow for client to receive rides**
**Examples of Exceptions: client has temporary disability and cannot drive, or if client is at risk due to COVID, they can be considered “disabled” and not forced to take transit**
Volunteer Services can provide rides for:
COVID-19 Vaccines
Medical Appointments
Grocery Shopping
Meal Sites
Foodbank (Notate if clients are currently signed up and actively going to a particular food bank)
Prescription Pick Up
Dialysis – Limited
Pet Care Appointments
Senior Centers
Bank
Church
YMCA
Stores
COVID-19 Vaccine: Volunteer Services provides rides to receive a Covid-19 Vaccine. Client must be going to an appointment at a vaccination site or a drive thru site. Volunteers drivers are able to wait in long lines or drive thru vaccination sites with the client. Volunteer Services will need the data and time of the appointment, the location, and if it is a drive thru or an appointment at a facility.
Medical Appointment: Volunteer Services provides rides to medical appointments, including Dental, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Eyeglass, etc. Any appointment that is not Medicaid covered. *Possible exceptions to Medicaid Appointments: Client denied Paratransit/not receiving any other transportation. Will need explanation notated.
Dialysis: Volunteer Services can serve as a supplemental transportation option for trips to and from dialysis. These trips will need prior notice to ensure driver availability.
Medical Appointments involving Sedation: Volunteer Services can provide a ride to a client who has been under sedation and is accompanied by an attendant. The attendant must take on the liability for the client and be the one to accompany the client to the appointment. Drivers are not allowed to attend an appointment or procedure with a client.
Picking up Prescriptions: Volunteer will take clients to pharmacies.
Grocery Shopping and Food Banks: Volunteers will take clients to grocery stores and food banks. Volunteers may provide contactless grocery shopping/food bank pick up if requested, but not guaranteed. Dependent upon driver availability. (Notate if clients are currently signed up and actively going to a particular food bank).
Pet Care Appointment: Animal in a carrier the whole time unless it’s a service animal.
General Errands/Community Functions: Church, YMCA, Senior Centers, Meal Sites, Bank, Stores,
Types of Ride Services EXPANDED due to Covid-19:
Medical Appointments for Dialysis: Volunteer Services can serve as a supplemental transportation option for trips to and from dialysis. These trips will need prior notice to ensure driver availability.
***Everyone who qualifies for Volunteer Services is encouraged to apply in any case. Volunteer Services will be able to determine what they can do after receiving the intake from 211 and having a discussion with the client.
Transportation offered at All Ways Caring Home Care in Moses Lake
Provides local and long-distance non-emergency transportation for Medicaid clients who have been referred or those who are willing to pay out of pocket.
Provides local and long-distance non-emergency transportation for Medicaid clients who have been referred or those who are willing to pay out of pocket.
Supportive Services offered by Catholic Community Services' Volunteer Services
Volunteers provide light housekeeping, meal preparation, laundry, yard work and transportation to low-income seniors and people with disabilities. Request 7-10 days in advance for transportation; other services may take longer; provided based on volunteer availability.
Helps low-income elders and adults with chronic illnesses or disabilities remain independent in their homes.
Matches volunteers to provide companionship, light housework, and other simple chores.
Assists with everyday household chores such as vacuuming, laundry, grocery shopping and yard work.
Drives and carpools seniors and adults with disabilities to doctor’s appointments, the grocery store, the pharmacy, and other important locations.
Drivers are able to wait until appointment is over for return trip.
Phone Buddies provide older adults with support through a weekly phone call.
Services are provided based on volunteer availability and calls are returned in the order in which they are received.
All volunteers are carefully screened with three references and a Washington State Patrol background check.
Due to the high number of requests and limited number of volunteers, may be unable to offer services to all callers.
Deer Park Dial-A-Ride offered at Special Mobility Services
Deer Park Dial-A-Ride picks up riders at their home within Deer Park and offers transportation within the city limits of Deer Park. Schedule 24 hours to 2 weeks in advance. Drivers are able to assist riders with getting in and out of the shuttle and to help move rider's packages on and off the bus. Accessible for wheelchairs and people with disabilities.
Deer Park Dial-A-Ride picks up riders at their home within Deer Park and offers transportation within the city limits of Deer Park. Schedule 24 hours to 2 weeks in advance. Drivers are able to assist riders with getting in and out of the shuttle and to help move rider's packages on and off the bus. Accessible for wheelchairs and people with disabilities.
Provides paratransit service for people living in Clark County who are unable to use regular C-Tran buses.
Provides a paratransit service. Individuals must complete pre-application questionnaire prior to an in-person evaluation. Ride reservations must be made 24-48 hours in advance.
Dial-a-Ride offered at Jefferson Transit Authority
Provides a reservation-based transit service for Jefferson County residents with disabilities. Rides can be for medical appointments, grocery shopping, or other needs. Please call 24 hours ahead to book.
Dial-A-Ride is a reservation based paratransit service for Jefferson County residents under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rides can be for medical appointments, grocery shopping, etc.
Provides bus service for those who are disabled, elderly, or are off the main bus route or going to a place off the main bus route by more than 1/4 mile. Prior day reservations are required to guarantee pick up.
Provides bus service for those who are disabled, elderly, or are off the main bus route or going to a place off the main bus route by more than 1/4 mile. Reservations are required. Reservations can be made two days before and up to 3 weeks ahead. Same day requests will be handled on time and space availability.
Special Needs / Door to Door Transportation offered by People for People in Yakima
Provides fare-free door-to-door transportation in Yakima County for residents who are 60 years or older, veterans, persons with disabilities, low-income individuals, and children with special needs to locations outside of city limits.
Provides fare-free door-to-door transportation in Yakima County for residents who are 60 years or older, veterans, persons with disabilities, low-income individuals, and children with special needs to locations outside of city limits. Transportation may be used for medical appointments, necessary grocery shopping, DSHS visits, Social Security office, WorkSource, and other sites, as funding allows. Also provides transportation for individuals who attend school, are seeking employment, or who have employment but no transportation (must live in an area where there is no transit bus service). Call for service areas.
Paratransit Services offered at Clallam Transit System
Provides specialized door-to-door transportation services to adults 80 years of age and older and transit disabled persons who have difficulty using the regular transit system some or all of the time. Application and reservations required.
Provides specialized door-to-door transportation services to elderly and transit disabled persons who have difficulty using the regular transit system. This program is available to seniors 80 years of age or older and disabled persons unable to use lift equipped Clallam Transit buses some or all of the time. Users must apply for services, be eligible, and schedule a reservation for rides. Drivers will assist wheelchair riders and will provide support to ambulatory riders who need assistance. For additional care and assistance, rider must have a Personal Care Assistant (PCA). Drivers are not allowed beyond the threshold of riders' homes.
Medicaid Transportation - Kitsap arranged by Paratransit Services
Arranges transportation to and from eligible Medicaid covered medical services to anyone with a valid DSHS ProviderOne ID card with no other form of transportation.
Arranges transportation to and from eligible Medicaid covered medical services to anyone with a valid DSHS ProviderOne ID card, who has no other form of transportation. The Medicaid Broker will arrange for the lowest cost, most suitable option for the client's needs. This may include bus passes or tickets, gas vouchers, mileage reimbursement, volunteer drivers, shared rides, or a wheelchair lift-equipped vehicle. Transportation will be arranged for trips within the local community. Transportation outside of the local community may be available if certain criteria are met.
Transportation - Regional Reduced Fare Permit offered at Everett Transit System Customer Service Center
Provides disabled persons and senior citizens age 65 and older to ride for a reduced fare on various public transit systems throughout the Puget Sound region.
The Regional Reduced Fare Permit is available to Medicare recipients and persons age 65 and older.
Transportation for Elderly and Disabled offered at New Hope Resource Center
Provides transportation for Disabled and/or Elderly that cannot drive on their own. The elderly are able to go to doctor appointments and get groceries with this service. Serve residence North of Hawthorne road in the Spokane County area (excluding Deer Park).
Provides transportation for Disabled and/or Elderly that cannot drive on their own. The elderly are able to go to doctor appointments and get groceries with this service.
Demand Response Rides offered at Pierce County Human Services Beyond the Borders
Provides demand rides from the home to the destination or the nearest Pierce Transit bus stop. Click on program name for details. Call 2-1-1 to be screened.
Demand response rides are for trips that cannot be completed on one of the two Connector deviated fixed routes in Sumner/Bonney Lake or Spanaway/South Hill.
Trip purpose: work, dialysis or lifeline/essential trips the destination or the nearest Pierce Transit or Sound Transit bus stop.
*The only dialysis center inside the Beyond the Borders service area is the Graham Dialysis Center.
Request to other dialysis centers, such as DaVita South Hill Dialysis Center, Fresenius South Hill Dialysis Center, and DaVita Parkland Dialysis Center may qualify for boundary overlap for SHUTTLE qualified riders on a case by case basis.
Trips for dialysis are NOT immediate. There is currently a wait list for dialysis rides.*
Lifeline/Essential trips are limited to 6 round trips per month.
Services could include but are not limited to:
- food banks,
- clothing banks,
- family support centers,
- social service appointments (WIC, DSHS, PCCC),
- court or legal appointments,
- school counselor appointments, and
- shelters.
*If the caller was denied services from Paratransit, BTB may take the request under consideration.
Service to Eatonville will be limited to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
In partnership with Pierce Transit, Beyond the Borders will share some boundary overlap with SHUTTLE services.
This means that someone who qualifies for SHUTTLE and their ride originates in Beyond the Borders service area and ends in SHUTTLE service area then they are eligible for door-to-door services on Beyond the Borders vehicles.
With Beyond the Border Boundary Overlap the rider stays on the BTB bus and is taken to their final destination.
Riders who are outside the SHUTTLE area think they do not qualify for SHUTTLE but THEY can be qualified, they just cannot be picked up at their home address.
Boundary Overlap is for people with SHUTTLE eligibility who live in the BTB service area and are traveling no more than 5-7 miles into the SHUTTLE service area.
Those who are disabled are also encouraged to apply for Pierce Transit's SHUTTLE for the Disabled.
Transportation offered by All Ways Caring Home Care in Omak
Provides local and long-distance non-emergency transportation for Medicaid clients who have been referred or those who are willing to pay out of pocket.
Provides local and long-distance non-emergency transportation for Medicaid clients who have been referred or those who are willing to pay out of pocket.
Medicaid Transportation - Clallam and Jefferson arranged by Paratransit Services
Arranges transportation to and from eligible Medicaid covered medical services to anyone with a valid DSHS ProviderOne ID card with no other form of transportation.
Arranges transportation to and from eligible Medicaid covered medical services to anyone with a valid DSHS ProviderOne ID card, who has no other form of transportation. The Medicaid Broker will arrange for the lowest cost, most suitable option for the client's needs. This may include bus passes or tickets, gas vouchers, mileage reimbursement, volunteer drivers, shared rides, or a wheelchair lift-equipped vehicle. Transportation will be arranged for trips within the local community. Transportation outside of the local community may be available if certain criteria are met.
Provides a door-to-door, shared ride public transportation service for people with disabilities that prevent them from using the fixed route bus service.
Passengers must complete an application, be eligible and certified to ride Dial-A-Lift. No cost to riders.
Provides door-to-door, shared ride public transportation service for people with disabilities that prevent them from using Intercity Transit's fixed route bus service.
Offer Dial-A-Lift service where and when fixed route buses operate.
Passengers must complete an application, be eligible and certified to ride Dial-A-Lift.