TAUNTON COUNCIL ON AGING, 30 OLNEY STREET, TAUNTON, MA
TELEPHONE: 508-821-1425
TRANSPORTATION
Greater Attleboro/Taunton Regional Transit (GATRA)
2 Oak Street
Taunton, MA 02780
Dial-a-Ride – curb-to-curb transportation serving customers sixty years of age or older and/or those who meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). To be considered for Dial-A-Ride service, customers must complete a senior application and/or GATRA’s Statewide Access Pass and ADA Paratransit Eligibility Application Form. Dial-A-Ride service can be used for medical, social, and shopping trips. Cash fares: $1.25, 10-Ride Pass: $10.00
Med-Wheels Program, long-distance medical transportation funded through United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton to Boston and Providence. Curb to curb, customers must provide their own escort, appointments should be made between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.; registration prior to appointments; handicap van service
Tel. - (508) 823-8828 (Dial-a-Ride/ Med-Wheels Program)
Foxfield Taxi
P.O. Box 1342 (Mailing Address)
Mansfield, MA 02040
29 Wall Street (Office Address)
Foxboro, MA 02035
Long-distance medical transportation to Boston Area and Providence Area: $25.00 vouluntary donation per round trip; Norwood/Foxboro/Mansfield/Attleboro: $10.00 voluntary donation per round trip; Lahey Clinic: $25.00 voluntary donation per round trip; Call for scheduling information (48 hour notice is required)
Towns served: Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Fall River, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton and Westport
Fax - (508) 543-7323
Tel. - (800) 585-8294; (508) 339-2828; (508) 543-2828
Salvation Army
619 Purchase Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Long-distance transportation to Boston medical centers and Brockton VA Hospital for medical appointments between 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays; departs from New Bedford office (619 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA) at 8:15 a.m.; stops at Home Depot in Taunton at 8:30 a.m.; no chair car; folded wheelchair only; $15.00 per person round trip; call for reservations.
Towns served: Berkley, Dighton, Fall River, Freetown, Raynham, Rehoboth, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton and Westport
Tel. - (508) 997-6561
TRANSPORTATION
Grocery Shopping/Bloom Bus
Hannaford Supermarket
255 Joseph E. Warner Blvd.
Taunton, MA 02780
Tel: (508) 828-3940
Free transportation for Taunton Seniors only; free coffee and snacks will be served. Tuesday morning transportation from area housing complexes to Hannaford’s: Joseph Gwozdz Terrace (9:55 a.m.),
James Thomas Apartments (10:00 a.m.), Lee Terrace (10:05 a.m.),
31 School Street (10:10 a.m.), 30 Washington Street (10:15 a.m.), Fitzsimmons Arms (10:20 a.m.) and Ardmore Apartments (10:25 a.m.) Bus arrives at Hannafords’ at 10:30 a.m. and departs at 11:30 a.m.
Town served: Taunton
Trucchi’s Market/Bloom Bus
53 Tremont Street
Taunton, MA 02780
Tel. - (508) 824-5698
Free transportation for Taunton seniors only; Wednesday morning transportation from area housing complexes to Trucchi’s, plus return transportation: Joseph Gwozdz Terrace (9:55 a.m.); John Thomas Apartments (10:05 a.m.); Lee Terrace (10:10 a.m.); 31 School Street (10:15 a.m.); Mill Pond (10:20 a.m.); Ardmore Apartments (10:25 a.m.); Fitzsimmons Arms and City View (10:30 a.m.)
Towns served: Taunton
(Main Office)
1062 Broadway
Raynham, MA 02767
Fax - (508) 824-7576
Tel. - (508) 824-7514
Veterans Benefits Administration
City Hall
15 Summer Street
Taunton, MA 02780
Tel. (508) 821-1038
Physicians and Boston/Providence/VA hospitals; veterans only; eligibility must be determined three days in advance
Transportation Escorts: The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) may have a volunteer that could help escort an individual. This service would be provided on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the RSVP Program, Citizens for Citizens, Inc., 1 Taunton Green, Taunton, MA 02780
Telephone: 508-823-6346
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