Transportation, For Seniors/Elders available at Area Agency on Aging, Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission

notes: TRANSPORTATION The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission Transportation Program provides Section 18 funded transportation services for the citizens of Clarke, Conecuh and Monroe County. The program currently runs 19 vehicles, three of which are handicapped accessible, enabling this transportation program to provide service to the elderly and handicapped. ATRC Rural Transportation has contracts with several organizations in the area and one van pool route as well as providing demand response transportation services for individual transportation needs. -> TRANSPORTATION The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission Transportation Program provides Section 18 funded transportation services for the citizens of Clarke, Conecuh and Monroe County. The program currently runs 19 vehicles, three of which are handicapped accessible, enabling this transportation program to provide service to the elderly and handicapped. ATRC Rural Transportation has contracts with several organizations in the area and one van pool route as well as providing demand response transportation services for individual transportation needs. Elderly Senior citizens often need assistance to reach necessary facilities and services, such as medical care, service agencies, and nutrition centers. Public transportation also gives the elderly access to recreational and social events. ATRC helps to fund senior transportation in each of the region's ten counties.