No fee is required for this service. Summer Youth Work Camp - Summer Youth Camp groups from churches all over the country come to Springfield each summer to fix up elderly or handicapped persons' homes. This program is to help the elderly to stay in their own homes for as long as possible. This loan program is available at no cost. This program is for those who are 60 years of age or older, or disabled, are unable to use existing transportation due to physical limitations and in need of a non-emergency medically related trip such as a doctors appointment .
Clients call in and make appointments for the transit service.
The program is Medicaid approved, thus there is no charge for Medicaid clients. Other clients are charged according to guidelines based on their monthly income. The Eldercare Transit bus will not run on days Springfield Public Schools are closed due to weather or on other days that are unsafe for travel. Provides Non-emergency transportation. There is a qualified driver on the bus but no medical equipment is available.