METRO
TRANSIT DISCOUNTS for OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Bus fares and passes are half price for persons 60 and older or doctor
certified as disabled. Participants must show a METRO Transit photo ID
or Medicare card. Good on all fixed route bus service in Edmond, Norman
and Oklahoma City. All METRO Transit buses are wheelchair accessible.
Call 235-RIDE today for personal trip planning.
HELPLINE
Helpline is a taxi service for emergency or medically related transportation
for the homeless. It is coordinated through social service agencies and
is underwritten by METRO Transit and the City of Oklahoma City.
STEP
- SHOPPING SHUTTLE
The STEP shopping shuttle provides van service to designated grocery stores
for persons 60 and older who live in the service area. Participants are
picked up at their residence, senior citizen centers or Congregate Meal
Site. This donation based service is sponsored by Areawide Aging Agency
and METRO Transit. Call 297-2583 to schedule a shopping trip today!
CONGREGATE
MEAL TRANSPORTATION
The Congregate Meal Transportation is a donation-based service for the
Oklahoma County Senior Nutrition Project. Citizens 60 and older who live
within the service area are provided round trip van service to one of
15 local nutrition sites for a noon meal. Sponsored by Areawide Aging
Agency and METRO Transit. Call
(405) 297-2583 to schedule meal transportation today!
INTERIM
Interim, is a one-time service coordinated through social service agencies
to transport persons 60 and older for essential trips only. Sponsored
by Areawide Aging Agency and METRO Transit.
Participants must be unable to secure transportation from any other source.
Social service agencies refer prospective participants to METRO Transit
weekdays between 8am - 5pm.
SENIOR
COMPANION PROGRAM
The Senior Companion Program matches able seniors with frail elderly persons.
Seniors are trained volunteers, helping frail elderly in preparing meals,
providing companionship, assisting with housekeeping or supporting the
need for other professional services. A van transports volunteers from
their residences to elderly residences. Transportation is sponsored by
Areawide Aging Agency and METRO Transit. Call 528-7721 to find out more!
RSVP
- PROVIDE-A-RIDE
The Retired Senior Volunteer Provide-A-Ride program links senior volunteer
drivers with low-income seniors in need of transportation to medical appointments.
The program is sponsored by Areawide Aging Agency and METRO Transit. Call
605-3106 to schedule a ride today!
DAILY
LIVING CENTER
Roundtrip, door-to-door transportation service for older adults and persons
with disabilities to the Daily Living Center. An adult day care center,
the Daily Living Center provides nutrition, nurse monitoring, therapeutic
programs and physical and occupational therapy. Those in wheelchairs or
needing assistance may schedule a lift-equipped bus. Call 949-1197 to
schedule a trip today!
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