About
The CRC is a member of Wellington Transportation Services, a network of service providers who believe every resident of Wellington County should have access to safe transportation. This program connects individuals and families with volunteer drivers to ensure they get to critical or necessary services.
To be eligible for the CRC’s Transportation program, clients must have no other means of transportation and be on a low income. In addition, clients must not be eligible for transport with other service providers. Those who do not meet our eligibility requirements will be referred to the appropriate agency within the Wellington Transportation Services network.
FAQs
What is the cost?
There is no cost to use this service. CRC’s Transportation program uses volunteer drivers who have their mileage reimbursed by the County of Wellington.
Who can access this service?
Residents of Centre Wellington, Wellington North, Minto Township, and Mapleton Township can access this service. You must also be 64 years of age or under and those who are on ODSP we will only do the non-medical drives. If you are lower-income and are in need of accessing transportation because you live in a rural/remote area of your township and access to transportation is very limited please feel free to reach out to one of our coordinators. To qualify for our services the following income measures are based on household incomes:
- 1 person- $38,000
2 person- $38,001- $54,000
3-4 person- $54,001-$65,000
5+ $65,001-$71,000
What are the eligible appointments?
CRC’s Transportation Program will take eligible clients to the following appointments within Wellington County:
- Medical appointments
- Counseling
- Legal appointments
- Food Bank
- Educational upgrading through the Wellington Learning Centre and the Upper Grand Continuing Education program
- Employment agencies, work placement programs, and job interviews. Short-term transportation is also available to places of employment while the client pursues permanent transit.
Grocery/daily living shopping trips once per week. - Other appointments may be provided upon approval. Please call to inquire.
Calling and Booking a Drive:
We need at the very least, 2 days (48 hours) for you to call and book a drive before the day of the appointment. If you are able to call more than the 2 days, we can schedule any appointment to 2-4 weeks ahead into our calendar. If you are unable to give us 2 days notice we unfortunately will not be able to schedule you a drive. As we use volunteers to coordinate the drives, it takes time to schedule and coordinate the appointments. If you need to cancel a drive, we do require 24 hours notice.
We do operate Monday to Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM. All appointments/drives need to be kept within this time frame. That means if you have an appointment for 7:00AM we unfortunately can not take you and if you have one for 4:30PM we might be able to take you to the appointment, depending on location, but we will not be able to bring home. There are special circumstances where we have made exceptions. Please call and speak to a Transportation Coordinator.
You can call us at 519-843-7003 or toll-free at 1-866-694-9562. Alternatively, our email is [email protected]
How do I become a volunteer?
We’re always looking for additional volunteers! You can apply by filling out our volunteer form.
Contact
Kay McGinnis
Community Resource Centre – Transportation Services
Phone: 519-843-7003
Toll Free: 1-866-694-9562
[email protected]
Jason Perrin
Community Resource Centre – Transportation Services
Phone: 519-843-7003
Toll Free: 1-866-694-9562
[email protected]