Community Services
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| Rides are given for medical, dental or physical therapy appointments. Passengers must have no other way to get to their appointment and be unable to ride public transportation. Passengers must be ambulatory because they are driven in private vehicles by volunteers. Calls are answered by volunteers through an answering service. | |
| Two service areas: | 1) Burlingame, Millbrae, Hillsborough, Foster City and San Mateo 2) Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Atherton, Menlo Park and Palo Alto |
| Hours: | Monday through Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm |
| Fare: | FREE |
| For Appointments Call: | 650-570-6002 for Burlingame, Millbrae, Hillsborough, Foster City and San Mateo 650-593-1288 for Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Atherton, Menlo Park and Palo Alto |
| American Cancer Society – Road to Recovery Program | |
| The American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery Program is staffed by volunteer drivers who pick up cancer patients at their homes and take them to anything cancer-related, including doctor’s appointments, radiation treatments and chemotherapy. | |
| Service Area: | San Mateo County |
| Hours: | Monday through Friday. It is preferable if the medical appointment or treatment is between 9:30 am and 4:30 pm. Rides must be scheduled seven to ten business days in advance. |
| Fare: | FREE |
| Eligibility: | Ambulatory cancer patients |
For more information: 2. To become a volunteer driver for this program, call the American Cancer Society’s San Mateo County Unit at 650-578-9902 (press 3 for the local office). |
| Get Up & Go (Peninsula Jewish Community Center)* | |
| The Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC) operates door-to-door, wheelchair-accessible van service as part of its Get Up & Go transportation and activity program. On the first and third Wednesday of each month, the van takes seniors to programs at the PJCC. Every Monday and Tuesday, the van transports seniors from their homes to destinations within San Mateo County for medical appointments, shopping and errands. Escorts available if requested. | |
| Service Area: | San Mateo County (no service to the coastside) |
| Hours: | Every Monday and Tuesday and every other Wednesday |
| Fare: | $4.00 round-trip |
| Eligibility: | Older adults in San Mateo County who do not drive or find it difficult to use public transportation |
To find out whether the service is appropriate for you, call 650-378-2750. |
| Transportation Reimbursement for Independence Program (TRIP) | |
| The TRIP program, administered by Family Service Agency of San Mateo County, targets San Mateo County seniors who face mobility barriers and are unable to use SamTrans or Redi-Wheels/RediCoast paratransit services. The seniors selected to participate in this program are expected to recruit their own volunteer drivers (drivers may be friends and relatives, except for immediate family members, e.g. spouse or children), arrange their own rides and submit a monthly report to the TRIP program staff on the number of trips and miles driven each month. In turn, the volunteer driver receives a reimbursement of $0.52 per mile. Due to budgetary constraints, there is a cap on the number of seniors allowed to participate in this program. Priority for new participants is given to those whose need is greatest (those who are most infirm). | |
| Service Area: | Ride must begin or end in San Mateo County. Mileage reimbursed per trip cannot exceed 50 miles one way. Mileage reimbursed cannot exceed 170 miles per month. |
| Hours: | Any |
| Fare: | FREE to rider |
| Eligibility: | Seniors age 65 or older who face mobility barriers and are unable to use SamTrans or Redi-Wheels/RediCoast |
| For more information, call TRIP Program at 650-780-7546. | |
Hospitals For more information: |
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| Kaiser Permanente Medical Center – Redwood City | 650-299-3139 |
| Seton Medical Center | 650-808-9871 |
| El Camino Hospital - Road Runners Program | 650-940-7016 |