Transportation
Eligibility for the following services (unless stated otherwise) is age 60 and older
| Senior Shuttle |
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Several Senior Shuttles are wheelchair accessible. The Senior Shuttle provides curb to curb service to your destination and return home. Priority is given to seniors needing transportation for medical appointments, then food shopping groups and lastly, social or recreational activities.
The Senior Shuttle program requests AT LEAST three business days notice for scheduling shuttle rides. This service is FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.
Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm
Telephone Number: (617) 635-3000
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| Taxi Discount Coupon Program |
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Purchase taxi coupon books worth $10.00 at a cost of $5.00. Taxi coupon books may be purchased in the office of the Commission on Affairs of the Elderly in Boston City Hall, Room 271.
Taxi Coupon Coordinator maintains regularly scheduled visits to local senior centers, housing complexes and senior club meetings where coupon books are available. Home-bound seniors may purchase coupons from Community Service Advocates.
All Boston licensed taxi drivers are mandated to accept the coupons, which come in various denominations by the Boston Police Department Hackney Division and the Boston Taxi Industry.
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| Kit Clark Senior Services |
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- Kit Clark Program - Our lift-equipped vans can be dispatched to provide transportation between seniors' homes and program sites for adult day health, memory loss, congregate nutrition, and program related recreation programs
- Shuttle service to medical appointments - Kit Clark vans also provide shuttle service between home and doctors appointments at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Bowdoin Street Health Center, and the Kit Clark/Bowdoin Street Senior Health Center
- Additional transportation services - Kit Clark contracts with a variety of vendors to provide rides to seniors with medical, mental health, addiction recovery, and housing needs Kit Clark Senior Services transportation program has provided competent service to elders through trained professionals since 1974. For more information, call Kit Clark's transportation department at (617) 825-5000 or e-mail mjohnson@kitclark.org
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Phone: 617-825-5000
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