Getting rural seniors to and from services is challenging. An agency in Whitehall has found a solution

Date: 07/19/2020

Older Adults
Rural Communities

In 2010, the Whitehall Senior Center, an activity and meals hub for seniors in Whitehall, was trying to unload a bus and a van it had been using to transport its patrons and residents of a nearby assisted-living home. The Montana Department of Transportation had designated the center that area’s agency to provide state-funded public transportation for seniors and people with disabilities.

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