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.
Care Van offered by Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation
Provides non-emergency transportation to local hospitals, pharmacies or medical offices including physicians, dentists, optometrists, chiropractors, and therapists. Must live in service area with an appointment in the service area.
Provides rides to anyone needing non-emergency transportation to the local hospital, pharmacies or local medical offices including physicians, dentists, optometrists, chiropractors and therapists.
Van has a hydraulic lift for large wheelchairs.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
The van is not equipped with car seats. If a car seat is required for a young passenger, the parent must supply the car seat.
Transportation offered by All Ways Caring Home Care
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.
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.
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.
Veterans Benefits Assistance offered at Disabled American Veterans
Provides assistance and representation for veterans, their widows, and dependents in completing VA forms for obtaining benefits. Also assists veterans any other way feasible, such as information and referrals and advocacy.
Provides assistance and representation for veterans, their widows, and dependents in completing VA forms for obtaining benefits. Also assists veterans any other way feasible, such as information and referrals to other agencies and advocacy.
Elder Services offered at Catholic Charities Serving Central WA in Tri-Cities
Assists seniors who need help with day-to-day chores, transportation, and companionship. Also offers an opportunity for seniors to use their their skills or gain new ones by volunteering doing projects that assist their local communities.
Assists seniors who need help with day-to-day chores, transportation, and companionship. Also offers an opportunity for seniors to use their their skills or gain new ones by volunteering doing projects that assist their local communities.
- Volunteer Chore Services: basic in-home assistance for low-income seniors and disabled adults of any age to help continue to live independently, safely, and with dignity in their own homes. Services may include local transportation for appointments and errands, yard work, light housekeeping and laundry, snow shoveling, minor home repairs, wheelchair ramps, and wood provision.
- Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP): provides a retired and senior volunteer program (RSVP) that is designed for seniors over the age of 55 who want to use their skills or gain new ones by volunteering doing projects that assist children with needed school supplies and toy drives, food collection and delivery, critical services to elderly, and filling the gaps for critical needs in local communities.
- Senior Companion Program: senior companions provide support to isolated elders and persons with disabilities by helping with companionship, grocery shopping, answering mail, and other daily tasks that are essential to maintaining independence. Senior companions may qualify for a small stipend and mileage reimbursement to offset their expenses while they help those most vulnerable.
Volunteer Transportation offered by Sound Generations
Arranges volunteer transportation to essential healthcare appointments for adults ages 60+ with limited transportation options. Trips must be scheduled the Tuesday prior to any appointments the following week. Dependent on driver availability.
Arranges volunteer transportation services to essential healthcare appointments for older adults.
Volunteer drivers use their own vehicles to provide rides for medical, dental and nutrition appointments for those who have no transportation or who are unable to use other forms of transportation.
Volunteer drivers also act as an escort, waiting until client's appointment is complete to provide a return trip home.
Seniors living in North Bend, Snoqualmie and Fall City should contact the Mt. Si Senior Center for transportation.
All rides are dependent upon driver availability.
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.
Medical Transportation offered at American Medical Response Ambulance
EMERGENCIES SHOULD CONTACT 911. Provides transportation to hospitals for people who prefer to ride in a private ambulance rather than in a fire department aid car. Only provides post-surgery transportation with contracted hospitals (Swedish, Harborview, UW).
EMERGENCIES SHOULD CONTACT 911.
Provides basic and advanced non-emergent ambulance transportation.
Transportation can be scheduled in advance or called without notice.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) drive ambulances equipped with basic life support.
Critical Care Transport (CCT), ambulances staffed by nurses, are available for patients who need monitoring and medicated IVs.
Bariatric ambulance is available for patients over 300 pounds.
Only provides post-surgery transportation with contracted hospitals (Swedish, Harborview, UW).
Medicaid Transportation in King County offered by Hopelink Transportation
Pays for and arranges non-emergency transportation to Medicaid-covered services for King County residents only; call in advance for reservations, bus passes or reimbursement.
Arranges transportation for trips to WA Apple Health (Medicaid)-covered services such as doctor, dentist and mental health appointments.
Types of transportation include buses, taxis, mileage reimbursement and lift vehicles.
Reimbursement includes gas cards at $. 35 per mile.
No ambulance service is provided.
Does not cover prescription pick-up.
Provides curb-to-curb (door-to-door upon request) transportation for disabled individuals who are eligible under the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Provides curb-to-curb (door-to-door upon request) transportation for disabled individuals who are eligible under the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). No restriction on what transportation is being requested for, as long as it is within the service area.
Transportation may be requested for:
- Grocery shopping
- Medical appointments
- WorkSource
- DSHS
- Social Security Office
Call for more information.
Medicaid Transportation offered by Northwest Regional Council
Provides transportation to covered medical services for Medicaid clients in Island, San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom Counties.
Provides transportation to covered medical services for Medicaid clients. Public transportation, such as the bus, must be used before other forms of transportation. If the bus cannot be taken for mobility reasons, or if bus service is not available in a client's area, helps with other transportation such as: Gas vouchers; van/taxi (may be grouped with others); group shuttle; ferry fares; intercity bus; wheelchair accessible vehicles; and air fare/water taxi (San Juan County).
After-hours transportation assistance
Provides rides home from the Emergency Room when the office is closed. Medical staff must contact (360) 733-8294. All other trips must be pre-arranged.
Volunteer Services offered at Catholic Community Services - Grays Harbor Family Center
Provides a variety of support services for low-income disabled adults and seniors. Services include, laundry, shopping assistance, transportation, meal preparation, minor home repair.
The Volunteer Chore Services program provides a variety of support services for low-income disabled adults and seniors aimed at allowing them to remain in their own homes as long as safely possible. Services are provided by volunteers, and may include a variety of tasks essential to independent living, including essential transportation, yardwork, laundry, and similar services (depending upon volunteer ability).
Volunteer Chore Services offered at Catholic Charities Serving Eastern Washington in Colville
The Colville Office provides medically necessary transportation for low-income elders (those age 60 and over) and adults with disabilities (temporary or permanent) who cannot pay for services, do not qualify for state-paid services, and do not have family and friends available to help them.
Service matches volunteers with low-income seniors or people with disabilities to provide household assistance which enables recipients to remain in their homes and maintain a connection with their communities. Will provide snow shoveling for low-income seniors and disabled - CANNOT SHOVEL SNOW FROM ROOFS. PLEASE NOTE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BEFORE CALLING. Currently has a wait list.
Transportation Brokerage offered at Community in Motion
Provides transportation services through several programs: Medicaid Transportation, Reserve-a-Ride medical transportation, Bike to Work, Employment Transportation, and Volunteers in Motion.
Provides transportation services through several programs: Medicaid Transportation, Reserve-a-Ride medical transportation, Bike to Work, Employment Transportation, and Volunteers in Motion. Services are available for non-emergent, general and life sustaining medical appointments. Types of transportation include bus tickets, gas vouchers, volunteer drivers, taxi, train, and wheelchair vans. Trips can be scheduled up to 14 days in advance.
Non-Emergent Medical Transportation Services offered by Protran East
Does not serve MEDICAID recipients. Provides long-distance non-emergency medical transportation in Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, and Kittitas Counties, and the the Lower Valley in Yakima County for low-income, elderly, or disabled individuals to get to their medical appointment.
Provides long-distance non-emergent medical transportation in Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, and Kittitas Counties, as well as the Lower Valley in Yakima County, for low-income, elderly, or disabled individuals who have no other means of transportation to get to a medical appointment. Protran is a long-distance provider, which requires a minimum of 50 miles, one way. Those on Medicaid, must contact People for People's Non-Emergency Medical Transportation.
Para-Transit is a wheelchair-accessable transportation service for individuals whose disability prevents them from using the regular fixed route buses to medical appointments.
Para-Transit is a wheelchair-accessable transportation service for individuals whose disability prevents them frim using the regular fixed route buses. This means that a person must be unable, because of disability, to get to or from the bus stop, get on or off a lift or ramp equipped bus, or successfully travel by bus or form the destination. Para-Transit is available to anyone in our community that is elderly or low income that can't afford transportation to medical, dental, or social service appointments.
Medicaid Transportation - Pierce 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 Resources Line offered by Hopelink Mobility Management
Provides one-on-one support with finding transportation options such as local shuttles, volunteer driver programs and medical transportation. Also helps clients navigate public transportation routes and provides individualized trip plans.
Provides one-on-one support with finding transportation options such as local shuttles, volunteer driver programs, medical transportation services, transit, and more.
Also helps clients navigate public transportation routes and provide suggested trip plans. Find a Ride staff are not able to book your trip. Language interpretation available.
Wheelchair accessable busses that offer safe, reliable, and accessable transportation options for the community.
Wheelchair accessable busses that offer safe, reliable, and accessable transportation options for the community. Three different routes providing transportation throughout the Spokane Indian Reservation, including Wellpinit, WestEnd, Two Rivers (Summer only), and Spokane.
Treatment Access Program offered at Pink Lemonade Project
Provides financial assistance for transportation or overnight food and lodging costs for people who need this assistance to access breast cancer treatment, including support groups and navigation services.
Provides financial assistance for transportation or overnight food and lodging costs for people who need this assistance to access breast cancer treatment. Additional programs include support groups, peer mentorship, retreats, in-person and online events, screening support, cancer education for community health workers, and programs for those living with metastatic breast cancer.
Senior Services offered at Catholic Charities of Walla Walla
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.
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 (door handle replacement, light bulb replacement, broken board on a ramp, or replacing an old step for example)
- Wheelchair ramps
- Wood provision
- Communication
Transportation Services offered at Family Resource Center - San Juan Island
Medical transportation program for those on WA Apple Health. Transportation vouchers for low-income households which may include ferry tickets, local taxi fare, and some care maintance and repair services.
Medical Transportation: If you or your children are insured through Washington Apple Health, you can receive assistance with ferry and gas costs for necessary off-island medical appointments. Please contact our office for information about how to enroll in the Medical Transportation Program. San Juan County Transportation Voucher Program: This annual program offered through San Juan County can help low-income households with transportation needs including ferry tickets, local taxi fare and some car maintenance and repair services. If your total household income is under $25,000 you may qualify.
In-Home Care Assistance offered at Coastal Community Action Program - Pacific - Long Beach
Offers in-home care and assistance with tasks such as housework, laundry, personal care, meal preparations, transportation to medical appointments, and 24-hour care.
CCAP provides services to children and people with developmental needs as well as the elderly. Services vary according to the needs of the client, including: Housework Laundry Personal care Meal Preparation Medication Reminders Transportation to physician appointments 24 hour care Protective supervision is also provided when needed. Our services are available to both State of Washington and private pay clients. Services are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day with advance notice.