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Approximately 21,000 older Tarrant County
residents do not have a car, making transportation
a need for older adults.
Texas Department on Aging statistics
indicate that more than 39 percent of
African-American seniors and 37 percent of
Hispanics do not have a car at their
household. By comparison, only 14.5 percent
of white seniors have no car at home.
The Area Agency on Aging provides funding
for two services to help address this need:
Transportation to Medical Services and
Senior Centers
WHEELS, a special transportation service
sponsored by the
American Red Cross, Chisholm Trail Chapter, assists the elderly
and physically disabled with
transportation to medical appointments, the
pharmacy and the hospital. WHEELS also
transports older adults to senior citizen
centers for nutritious meals and programs.
Services are available Monday through Friday.
There is no set fee for Tarrant County
residents age 60 and older, but voluntary
donations are appreciated.
WHEELS is the only countywide transportation service
that picks up and delivers customers with
special needs
door-to-door.
WHEELS uses 43 vehicles, including
35 that are wheelchair accessible.
For more information, call
Transportation Director Leah Schumann at
817-336-8714, extension 33, or visit
www.chisholmtrail.redcross.org..
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