The organizations that offer those services need support. Every year, we provide transportation assistance for about 950 appointments at medical clinics, but it is needed for more than medical care. A transportation cooperative was just created, but it might have to close down because it does not receive enough funding. Since transportation is expensive, organizations need help to offer it a lower cost.
We can count on volunteers. We match people up and provide a lot of transportation assistance. That being said, we cannot go to Val-des-Bois, because it is 50 kilometre return. Seniors cannot afford 43¢ per kilometre. That is much too expensive. Many of them forego health care. They do not get to their medical appointments at the hospital because they cannot receive transportation assistance.