Car Seat Safety Program (Maine Families): 207-255-0481
Free child car seats & booster seats for low-income families. Installation assistance, safety information, seat checks, & free trainings available for agencies, companies, groups or individuals. Online resource library.
Dept. of Health & Human Svcs (DHHS): 1-800-432-7846
Fund to help with transportation for non-medical needs like shopping, non-medical appointments… (must submit the DHHS-R Low Income Eligibility Application to qualify). Transportation arrangements are made through calling DCP (listed below).
Downeast Community Partners (DCP): 1-855-608-5176
DCP uses ModivCare (formerly Logisticare) to provide transportation for MaineCare recipients for medical appointments and “friends and family” driver reimbursement. Call in advance to schedule a pick-up.
If you are not a MaineCare recipient, but need help arranging non-emergency medical transportation, please call DCP at 1-877-374-8396 OR 664-0012 OR 546-7547 to determine eligibility for other transportation services that they can offer.
Maine Veterans’ Project: 1-415-553-0523 / 207-262-2061
The Maine Veterans Project Vehicle Donation Program has provided dozens of inspected, reliable vehicles to Maine veterans. Every vehicle we’ve received has been from a generous Maine company or citizen. We then make sure the vehicle is safe before finalizing the donation with a Maine veteran recipient. Transportation is vital in a rural state like Maine and we hope to continue to grow this program. Who is eligible: Any veteran in need of assistance with a valid DD214 or ID card. If you have a vehicle you wish to donate click here.
Medical Related Appointments – Transportation:
Cancer Related Appointments – Road To Recovery: 1-800-227-2345
The American Cancer Society Road To Recovery® program eases your burden by giving free rides to cancer-related medical appointments. Our trained volunteer drivers are happy to pick you up, take you to your appointment, and drop you off at home. All for free and all to make your days a little easier. Patients must be traveling to a cancer-related medical appointment. Other eligibility requirements may apply. For example, a caregiver may need to accompany a patient who cannot walk without help, or is under age 18. Contact us to find out what is available in your area, and what the specific requirements are. It can take several business days to coordinate your ride, so please call us at 1-800-227-2345 well in advance of your appointment date.
Cancer Related Appointments – Transportation & Lodging Financial Assistance Program: 207-664-0339
The Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center has received a grant from the Maine Cancer Foundation to pay for transportation & lodging costs for cancer patients traveling to receive treatment. Patients and their caregivers will be reimbursed for gas, other forms of travel and hotel rooms. Call the number above or email info@bethwrightcancercenter.org
Mercy Medical Angels: Online Only
A patient can apply to get a gas card, bus ticket, Amtrak ticket, or airplane ticket for medical travel of 50 miles or more. Gas cards are also available for multiple trips to local treatment to the same treating facility and must be equal or over 100 miles. Application must be at least 5 days prior to the appointment. Click here for their online assistance form and to learn more.
ModivCare (formerly Logisticare) – Free Transportation To and From Medical Appointments: 1-855-608-5176
Call in advance to schedule transportation to/from medical appointments. Advance notice is needed when transporting children as vehicle needs to have car seats (or room for car seats if caregiver brings their own).
ModivCare (formerly Logisticare) – Mileage Reimbursement for Maine Care Covered Doctor’s Visits: 1-855-608-5175
Reimbursement for pre-approved doctor’s visits is .38 cents a mile. Contact ModivCare in advance to make arrangements. Click here to download the mileage reimbursement form for pre-approved trips.
Patient AirLift Services – SkyHope: 888-818-1231
PALS SkyHope is a nonprofit that arranges free flights for medical patients requiring medical diagnosis, treatment or follow-up who cannot afford or are unable to fly commercially. Click here to request a flight if you or someone you know needs free air transportation to critical care over 2 1/2 hours away. PALS also arranges volunteer flights for family members of patients as compassionate missions, to ensure patients have support when they are away from home for long periods. PALS is proud to assist military personnel and their families with free flights to aid in the recovery and rehabilitation processes for our wounded veterans.
Transitional Transportation (Fedcap): 1-844-585-2505 (Machias) or 1-877-369-0935 (Calais)
The Transitional Transportation Program (TT) helps families who lose their TANF or Parents as Scholars (PaS) benefits because they got a paying job. Transitional Transportation helps with your transportation costs for the first 18 months after you get your last TANF check. It is paid on a monthly basis on the last day of each month. Talk to your Fedcap worker about the TT Program when you stop receiving TANF
Transportation Assistance for Veterans: 207-255-8665
Limited transportation assistance for veterans from the American Legion Post #9 in Machias
West’s Transportation ($): 1-800-596-2823
Bus service from Calais to Bangor (and points in-between),
operates 7 days a week. There is a cost for this service, click here for rates