DIVISION OF INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICES

The County of Atlantic provides a wide range of transportation services to residents of Atlantic County.  The Transportation Program is designed to provide necessary service to the maximum number of county residents, in conjunction with other non-profit transportation service programs throughout the county.

The Division of Intergenerational Services, Transportation Unit provides services on a “first come, first served” basis to Qualified Residents, weekdays from 7:30am to 5:30pm, for both Life Essential and Life Enhancing service requests.

Qualified Residents

Any county resident who is 60 years of age or older, disabled, a veteran (traveling for veteran medical services,) and/or a resident of the rural western areas of the County are eligible.  In addition, limited service is provided to TANF eligible clients to/from various worksites.  However, Atlantic County does not duplicate transportation services that are available and provided elsewhere.  Therefore, residents living in institutional or assisted care facilities, along NJ TRANSIT routes, and/or approved for NJ TRANSIT Access Link services, may not be eligible for County services.  Please contact (609) 645-5910 for further eligibility information.

Life Essential Services

The following trip purposes are defined as Life Essential in nature:

• Dialysis Treatment
• Chemotherapy and other forms of on-going cancer treatments
• Nutrition site services
• Prescribed Physical and Occupational Therapy programs
• Non-Emergency medical and laboratory appts.
• Regional grocery shopping services

Reservations for Life Essential trip purposes are accepted up to 7 days in advance of the service date.

Life Enhancing Services

The following transportation trip purposes are defined as Life Enhancing in nature:

• Compensated and volunteer employment
• Education
• Non-grocery related shopping
• All other social and recreational services

Reservations for Life Enhancing trip purposes are accepted up to 2 days in advance of the service date.

Reservations

• Reservations are accepted weekdays from 9am to 4pm
• Requests are accepted on a first come first served basis, with Life Enhancing service requests being scheduled around Life Essential service requests.
• Next and same day trips are accepted whenever space permits