Abstract:
Handi-van services are an important resource for older adults in rural
Manitoba where fewer and fewer transportation options are available.
Services provide an effective and efficient travel option that connects
older adults to medical needs as well as to life enhancing activities that
may otherwise be neglected. In communities with few transportation
resources, handi-van programs also lend support to families and care
givers that currently help meet the essential needs of Manitoba’s aging
populations.
Many communities throughout rural Manitoba receive funding
provided by Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs through the Mobility
Disadvantaged Transportation Program (MDTP) to support the
provision of handi-van services for mobility disadvantaged persons,
including seniors. In 2009, the Province will provide annual funding
support to 66 municipalities in Manitoba.
Consultations with numerous rural communities throughout southern
Manitoba have informed the development of the Toolkit.
