Metro Transport

1. Non-Profit Community Transportation Program

Mission Statement: Our mission at Metro Transport is to provide quality transportation services for seniors and disabled adults living within the United Jewish Communities of MetroWest area regardless of their ability to pay for these services.

Overview
Metro Transport is a non-profit community transportation program that provides rides to senior citizens and adults with special needs, regardless of their ability to pay. Established in September 2003 with seed funding from The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, Metro Transport has been providing medical and social/quality of life transportation to senior and disabled adults throughout Essex, and parts of Morris and Union Counties in New Jersey. Metro Transport is a collaborative program between Daughters of Israel, The Jewish Community Center (JCC), Jewish Family Service (JFS) and Jewish Community Foundation (JCF), all of MetroWest, New Jersey.

A Glimpse at Metro Transport

• Currently Provide: Approximately 6,000 rides annually
• Subsidies: A very small income based subsidy program is available to those who cannot afford to pay for all or part of their ride. Clients are screened financially upon enrollment to determine if they qualify for subsidized funding and whether or not they can afford to pay a co-payment amount.
• Cost of One Round Trip: $55.00 ($27.50 each way) Most clients are subsidized paying a co-payment ranging from $0 -$15 per ride. A few clients pay the full cost of a ride.
• Transportation Service Provided To: 
                 Medical Appointments (routine appts., chemo/radiation, same day surgery)                
                The JCC and Affiliated Senior Centers 
                Nursing Homes and Hospital Visits 

New clients must complete a Client Intake Form. The form must be accompanied by at least one form of documentation such as your most recent income tax return or social security statement.  There are two ways to submit this form:
      1. You can provide the information over the phone by calling 973-400-3889.
      2. You can download the form by clicking here and faxing to: 973-736-7698 OR mail to:
              Att: Metro Transport
              Daughters of Israel
              1155 Pleasant Valley Way
              West Orange, NJ 07052

Both new and existing clients must submit a Reservation Request Form. There are two ways to submit this form:  
    1. You can provide the information over the phone by calling 973-400-3389.   
    2. You can download the form by clicking here and fax to: 973-736-7698 OR mail to:
              Att: Metro Transport
              Daughters of Israel
              1155 Pleasant Valley Way
              West Orange, NJ 07052
 
2. Group Charter Services

Metro Transport’s chartered group services program provides senior care facilities and organizations serving the special needs population with transportation throughout N.J. at competitive rates.

Metro Transport’s clients include nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adult medical day centers, as well as synagogues, churches and other organizations.

Metro Transport’s geographic coverage is statewide, travelling to locations ranging from Atlantic City and the Jersey Shore, to The Paper Mill Playhouse and Newark Museum.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Metro Transport at 973-400-3889. 

 If you are an existing client and would like to make online reservations, you can:
             Download the form by clicking here and fax to: 973-736-7698 OR mail to:
             Att: Metro Transport
             Daughters of Israel
             1155 Pleasant Valley Way
             West Orange, NJ 07052 

3. Donations and “Gift-a-Ride”
Metro Transport and the Jewish Community Foundation of MetroWest have launched a $10.5 Million “Gift-A-Ride” Endowment Campaign. Together with the community’s support, Metro Transport will be sustained into the future.

This vital community transportation program helps to ensure that our seniors and disabled adults and their families have peace of mind in knowing that reliable, accessible and affordable transportation is available when it is needed. The senior and disabled population in this community is growing in leaps and bounds. Your generosity will help to guarantee a long and full independent life for the seniors and disabled adults within our community today, tomorrow and forever.

Donations at all levels are greatly appreciated. For more information or to make a contribution, please contact:
Joshua Rednik, Director
Jewish Community Foundation
973-929-3060 or jrednik@ujcnj.org

4. Gift Certificates

 Not sure what to give your loved one as a gift for Birthdays or Holidays? Give the Gift of A Ride!!

Gift Certificates are currently available. Cash, Check or Credit Card accepted.

Currently traveling within the MetroWest Area, Essex, Lower Morris and Upper Union Counties.

Travel outside of area available, please call for hourly rate.

Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (evenings and weekends by request).

Travel to doctor’s appointments, same day surgeries, mall, weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs.

State-certified drivers and wheelchairs accepted.

There are two ways to purchase a Metro Transport gift certificate:
(minimum purchase amount is $55) 
   1. Place order over the phone by calling Metro Transport at 973-400-3889.
   2. Download the form by clicking here  and fax to: 973-736-7698 OR mail to:
      Att: Metro Transport
      Daughters of Israel
     1155 Pleasant Valley Way
     West Orange, NJ 07052 
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact
Metro Transport at 973-400-3889.