Rural Public Transit

Several counties within the SGRC region offer transportation services to their citizens. These services are offered for different target groups and are funded by several different sources.

Section 5311 Rural Public Transportation

• Offered to all citizens
• Affordable transportation
• Operates on demand/response basis
• Requires 24 hour notification to schedule ride
• Transportation within local county and into neighboring counties throughout region

Contact information and Rate Chart for Section 5311 Rural Public Transit Providers**

Rate Chart for Section 5311 Rural Public Transit Providers**

Bacon, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lowndes, Turner, and Ware

• All utilitze TPO's (Third Party Operators)
• All operate at the same rate

Rate Schedule

• $3 in County up to 10 mi.
• $5 in County over 10 mi.
• $5 flat rate and $.50/mi. for each additional mile outside of the County of origin.

Pierce Co.

• Operates only in Pierce County
• Services: M-F 6:30am - 5:00pm

Rate Schedule (applies to one way trips, example: rides from home to store $4 - store to home $4)

• $4 for first 10 mi.
• $6 between 10 and 25 mi.
• $13 between 25 and 50 mi.
• $20 between 50 and 100 mi.

Tift Co.

• Operates only within Tift County

Rate Schedule

• $2 up to 3 mi.
• $3 from 3-5 mi.
• $4 from 5 mi. and over

To learn more about having any of these services provided within your community, contact:

• Rural Public Transit (5311)
• Janice McKinnon
• 229.333.5277
• EMAIL

Human Services Transit

Department of Human Services (DHS)

• Provides services in 18 counties
• 24 hours/ 7 days a week service
• Services include transporting Seniors (age 60 and above) to and from Senior Centers
  • Picked up at home
  • Transported to Center
  • Transported back to home
• Services ordered by site manager at senior center from each county

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)

• Provided in Brooks, Cook, Turner, and Lowndes Counties
• Services include transporting clients to and from Service Centers
  • Picked up at home
  • Transported to Center
  • Transported back to home

TANF

• Clients are screened for eligibility through their human resource provider
• Eligible clients will be transported whenever services have been authorized by human resource provider
• No age limit

TANF/SA (substance abuse)

• Provided to clients attending substance abuse and treatment facilities
• Clients approved by human resource provider
• Trips ordered by authorized staff of treatment facility
• Services and authorization same as TANF trips

Providers:

MIDS, Inc. (229.249.0914)

• Atkinson, Berrien, Charlton, Cook, Lanier, Turner
• Bacon, Brantley, Clinch, Echols, Lowndes, Ware
• Ben Hill, Brooks, Coffee, Irwin, Tift
• Pierce Transit (912.449.1825) Pierce County

To learn more about having any of these services provided within your community, contact:

• DHS(5310)/ DBHDD
• Missy Rowland
• 912.285.6097
• EMAIL