1. Parents with Disabilities
Program Update
Community Advisory Committee
May 9th, 2017
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Today I am here to share with you an update on Access’ Parents with Disabilities Pilot Program after almost three and a half years of service.

2. Background FTA New Freedom Grant designed to:
Provide services to parents with disabilities who travel with minor children for childcare needs
Three Year Pilot Program - $1.1 million
Capital (2 Vans/1 Cut-away) $166k
Contracted Services $940k
Service available in Northern Region (MV Transportation)

3. Program Features
Designed in consultation with customers and social services agencies
Enhanced service to meet parent needs
Linked Trips
Extended wait times (10/20 minutes)
Same Day trips for emergencies(4 one-way trips/mo.)
Schedule to Arrival Time
Reduced ($1/per passenger) fare
No shared rides

4. Current Program Status
Three Year Pilot/Grant, operating since December 2013
Cost per trip- $40.87
Customers enrolled - 44
Average monthly trips - 575
Average On Time Performance - 98%
Same day trip request- 24 trips/month (4% program trips)
Average Trip Length – 31 minutes / 5.25 miles

5. Grant Funding Sunset Grant funding is projected to end in Fall of 2017
Continue through June 2018 with some modification
Next Day & Standing Order trips
Remove Exclusive ride component
Reduce “mid-point” wait from 20 mins. to 10 mins.
Same Day trips
Change price of Same Day trips from $1 to $3
Outreach Plan for Program customers

6. Program Findings
There is a small ADA-eligible population that benefits from a program of this kind
From Access’ leadership with this Pilot, Access has gathered valuable data for a “model”
No other known programs that would be capable of taking over all or part of this program, but Access is willing to work with other agencies