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HealthRide
Provides
non-emergency medical transportation
within Grand Traverse, Leelanau and
Benzie counties. The HealthRide vans
are wheelchair lift equipped. To schedule
a ride - call the Office of Transportation
Services at 941-2324 or 1-888-228-7743
by noon on the day before.
The
Northwest Michigan Transportaion Alliance
Non-Emergency
Medical Transportation
Do
you need help getting to doctors’
appointments? Can’t take the
bus? We can help. The Northwest Michigan
Transportation Alliance has volunteers
in Leelanau, Grand Traverse, and Benzie
counties who will pick you up at your
house, drive you to your appointment
in their car and take you home. The
volunteer will even take you to the
pharmacy to pick up your prescriptions!
To
schedule your ride, call BATA at 231-941-2324
or
888-228-7743 at least one week in
advance.
About
NMTA
Northwest
Michigan Transportation Alliance (NMTA)
is a collaboration of over 20 human
service agencies, non-profits, and
local businesses who seek to expand
transportation options in Grand Traverse,
Leelanau and Benzie counties.
What
if you could no longer drive?
How
would you get to work? Pick up your
child from daycare? Get to the doctor’s
office, grocery store or church? Unfortunately,
many in our community face these transportation
challenges.
YOU
CAN HELP!
Do
you like to meet new people? Could
you drive someone to a doctor’s
appointment? The Northwest Michigan
Transportation Alliance is looking
for volunteer drivers in Grand Traverse,
Leelanau, and Benzie counties. Volunteers
pick up the client at their house,
drive them to their appointment &
take them home (and perhaps make a
trip to the pharmacy).
Requirements:
-
Clean driving record • Able
to pass a background check
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Able to assist a client in &
out of the car
- Have
access to a safe, reliable car
This
is a very flexible volunteer opportunity,
no experience necessary. You drive
your own car.
Call
Michelle Goetz Grahl at BATA, 231-941-2324
for more information.
NMTA
is a collaboration of over 20 human
service agencies, non-profits, and
local businesses who seek to expand
transportation options in Grand Traverse,
Leelanau and Benzie counties.
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