Project Linkage of Metropolitan Family Services
Services Provided: Connecting people with their communities and services supporting their independence, our Project Linkage program provides transportation services to over 1,000 low-income & isolated older adults and people with disabilities each year. We also engage older adults as volunteers in Project Linkage, as well as other MFS programs, strengthening our connections and outreach opportunities for that population.
We value community and believe that it is strengthened by a caring exchange, engaged volunteers and resources that respond to the unmet needs of older adults and people with disabilities, promoting their safety, dignity and independence.
Phone Number: (503) 249-0471
Website: https://www.mfspdx.org/project-linkage
Ride Connection
Services Provided: Ride connection provides rides and a travel training program with “responsive, accessible transportation options for those in need.” Older adults and individuals with disabilities in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties are served.
Cost/Funding: There are several different programs under Ride Connection. Eligibility and cost depends on the program including RideWise, RideAbout buses and Door-to-door Services.
Phone Number: 503-226-0700
Email: info@rideconnection.org
Website: rideconnection.org
Ride To Care
Services Provided:
Ride to Care provides free non-emergent (not for an emergency) medical transportation, or NEMT. Transportation services include vehicle-provided shared rides, public transportation passes or mileage reimbursement.
The Ride to Care program consists of five different partner organizations all working together to assist members with their NEMT transportation needs: CareOregon, Ecolane, ComTrans, Transdev and Ride Connection. When CareOregon took on management of the Ride to Care network, they identified and partnered with local agencies that are experts in their areas of work.
Cost/Funding: Free to qualified individuals
Phone Number: 503-416-4100
Email: customerservice@careoregon.org
Website: https://ridetocare.com/
TriMet Portland, Senior & Disabled Services | LIFT
Services Provided: A shared-ride public transportation service for people who are unable to use regular TriMet service (independent Bus and MAX Light Rail) due to a disability or disabling health condition. There is an eligibility process with eligibility criteria.
LIFT service covers all locations that are within three-quarters of a mile of TriMet’s bus, MAX Light Rail, and also within the TriMet service area. Per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), LIFT does not serve locations outside the TriMet service area, the legal boundary for TriMet.
Comments: When you call to reserve your trip, you will be given a time range for your pick-up. This is referred to as your “pick-up window.” This 30-minute period is when you can expect your pick-up to occur. You are expected to be ready to board the vehicle when the operator arrives at any point within this window. The operator will wait for a maximum of five minutes after arriving at the pick-up location and announcing their presence. If you have not boarded the vehicle within the five-minute period, your vehicle will leave and the trip will be considered a No-Show.
Cost/Funding: $2.80 per ticket
Phone Number: 24 hours line: (503) 962-8200 or (800) 621-5438
Email: accessible@trimet.org
Address: TriMet- Lift Services, 515 N.W. Davis Street, Portland, OR 97209
Website: trimet.org/lift
LIFT Rider’s Guide: https://trimet.org/lift/pdf/liftguide.pdf?v=24
TriMet Portland, Senior and Disabled Services | Honored Citizen Program
Services Provided: This program offers a reduced rate on a fixed route by bus or MAX for qualified individuals.
Phone Number: (503) 962-2455
Email: accessible@trimet.org
Website: trimet.org/fares/honoredcitizen.htm