BCCA offers public transportation service, equipped with wheel-chair lifts, to ALL residents of Boone County, regardless of age.
Priority is given to the medical and nutritional needs of older persons and persons with disabilities.
Door-to-door services are provided on a demand-response basis.
Reservations are required.
Transportation is available Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Transportation for medical needs into adjoining counties is available with, at least, one-week minimum advance notice.
Cost of Service for Boone County Travel for One Way Trip
Effective July 1, 2005
Adults 60 yrs. and over Adults under 60 yrs.
Children (under 12 years)
Donations Gratefully Accepted
$2.00
$1.00
(Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Babies must have a Car Seat)
How to Schedule a Ride
Reservations are required. Please call at least one day in advance to request a ride. (Exceptions are made for same day medical appointments in Boone County). Tell us your name, address, your destination, time of appointment, and if you will need special assistance. We will make every effort to accommodate you.
Services of the Boone County Council on Aging are made available, in part, with funds provided under Title III-B and Title III-E of the Older Americans Act, GAP Filling Funds, and the Illinois General Revenue Funds through Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging. Funding for transportation is received through a Section 5311 grant with Boone County from the Illinois Department of Transportation and Downstate Assistance Operating Program funds through Rockford Mass Transit District. Funds for transportation
are also provided by the State of Illinois Donated Funds Initiative from Title XX of the Social Security Act administered by the Illinois Department of
Human Services and the Illinois Department on Aging. Reimbursement
is received from the Illinois Department on Aging for services provided under the Community Care Program. Funding is additionally provided by Boone County, the City of Belvidere, Belvidere Township and the United Way of Boone County. A significant portion of the BCCA budget is derived from contributions from individuals, groups, clients and users and fundraising projects.
The Boone County Council on Aging is physically and programmatically accessible to people with disabilities.
