Aging Services, Inc.

800 First Street NW

Cedar Rapids, IA  52405

398-3644

Office hours:  Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.  Transportation available between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM.

Volunteers provide transportation for medical appointments and errands.  Five working days notice is appreciated.  No cost.  Must be 60 years of age or older.

American Cancer Society

Road to Recovery

1-800-227-2345

Assistance available 24 hours per day, seven days per week (cancer patient must place request!).

Volunteers provide transportation for cancer patients to get to treatment and medical appointments, as available.  Five working days notice is required.  Patients must be ambulatory.

Cedar Rapids Transit

Ground Transportation Center 

150 Transit Way

Cedar Rapids, IA  52401

286-5573

Assistance available Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM; Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Bus transportation throughout Cedar Rapids, Marion and Hiawatha.  Full fare cost is $1.00.  Reduced fare cost for seniors, persons with disabilities (with ID or Medicare card) is 50 cents.  Children ages 0-4 ride free.

Coalition to Augment the Bus System (CABS)

Goodwill Industries of the Heartland

1441 Blairs Ferry Road NE

Cedar Rapids, IA  52402

393-3434

Office hours:  Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.  Transportation available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by contacting local taxicab companies.

Monetarily subsidized transportation for people with disabilities who are working or are in need of transportation for personal use.  This is available to people with disabilities who don’t live on a bus route or cannot access the bus.  Referral based program OR documentation of disability from physician is required.  Application fee is $10.

IowaCare Assistance Center –

Patient Transportation

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Iowa City, IA  52242

www.uihealthcare.com

(319) 356-2346

Office hours:  Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Free transportation for appointments scheduled at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics for those meeting “IowaCare” patients.  For more information about IowaCare benefits and coverage, call (319) 356-1000 or your local DHS office.

Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC)

P.O. Box 8083

Cedar Rapids, IA  52408-8083

286-5300

Assistance available 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

Provides reduced cost transportation services to work, school, and life skill classes for low-income families.  Time limit of ten months.  Fees are progressive from “free” the first month.  All applicants must be referred by a qualified human service organization.  A qualified human services organization, counselor or temporary employment agency must refer all applicants.

LIFTS

625 31^st Avenue SW

Cedar Rapids, IA  52404

892-5170

Office hours (dispatch) available Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM.  No dispatch on Saturday.  Transportation available Monday through Friday from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM.  Transportation is also provided on Saturday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Bus transportation for the elderly and persons with disabilities in the Cedar Rapids metro area and the general public in rural Linn County for work, school, doctor appointments, grocery shopping, etc.  Cost is $2.00 each way.

Linn County Veteran Affairs

825 3^rd Street SW

Cedar Rapids, IA  52404

892-5160

Assistance available Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Assistance is granted to eligible veterans by referral to the Disabled American Veteran Transportation at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City.  Client must have a scheduled appointment at the VAMC when they call.  Appointments for a ride can be made by calling 319-339-7061 or by calling the VAMC at 1-800-637-0128 and asking for the DAV van office.  Bus passes occasionally available to Cedar Rapids, Marion and Hiawatha.

Neighborhood Transportation Services (NTS)

150 Transit Way

Cedar Rapids, IA  52401

286-5725

Office hours:  Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.  Closed from  12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.  Transportation available from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM.  Weekend rides provided after 5:00 PM Saturdays and all day Sunday.

Transportation only provided for work and school in Cedar Rapids and Marion.  Rides must be scheduled 24 hours in advance.  Weekend and Monday morning rides must be scheduled by 10:00 AM on Friday.  Cost is $4.00 per ride.  Subsidies are available through the JARC Program (see JARC listing for details).

Roll-Out the Accessible Taxi

Century Cab

1100 Center Point Road NE

Cedar Rapids, IA  52402

365-0505

Assistance available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Accessible taxi, with room for one or two wheelchairs.  Operates under the Cedar Rapids taxi cab ordinance.  Financial aid is available for qualifying individuals through the CABS program.

Southeast Iowa Ambulance Service

1132 1^st Street NW

Cedar Rapids, IA  52405

366-1900

Office hours:  Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  Transportation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

24-hour wheelchair, ambulance and secure transport.  All vehicles equipped with oxygen.  Call for fee schedule.

Southeast Linn Community Center

108 South Washington

Lisbon, IA  52253

455-2844

Assistance available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Transportation provided to area residents, 60 years of age or older through partial funding from Heritage Area Agency on Aging.  The program is designed to provide transportation to seniors to allow them to remain living in the community.  There is no cost to participants, please allow a two-day advance notice when requesting services.  Services are limited to older adults living in Lisbon, Mount Vernon and the surrounding communities.

Special K’s Transport

373-5555

Office hours:  Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.  Transportation available 24 hours a day and holidays by appointment.

Wheelchair transports to doctor appointments, dialysis, weddings, funerals, church services and social events.  Call for fee schedule.

Ways to Work Program

Horizons, A Family Service Alliance

819 Fifth Street SE

Cedar Rapids, IA  52401

398-3576

Assistance available Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM and Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Low-interest loans for cars, car repairs and other work-related needs.  Eligibility determined through application process.  Program begins March 2008.