Free Bus Passes End Feb. 1: Seniors & Vets Might Qualify for Free 10-Trip Fare Cards

PROVIDENCE, RI — Free bus service for seniors and veterans ends on Feb. 1, but the state will offer free 10-trip fare cards to qualifying Rhode Islanders who meet guidelines.

The agencies will be purchasing a limited number of $5 fare cards (10 Trips) to distribute to senior citizens and veterans who have qualified for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's (RIPTA) Reduced Fare Bus Pass Program. Through the end of the current fiscal year, $150,000 will be invested in the pilot program, with an allocation of $300,000 proposed in the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget for continuation of the program.

Veteran Distribution Locations

Please contact the designated location to learn distribution dates and times.

Providence VA Medical Center, Primary Care Social Work Staff
830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908/(401) 273-7100, x4229

RI Office of Veterans Affairs
560 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI 02886/(401) 921-2119

RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery
301 South County Trail, Exeter, RI 02822/(401) 268-3088

RI Veterans Home
480 Metacom Avenue, Bristol, RI 02809/(401) 253-8000

Senior Center Distribution Locations and Catchment Areas

Please contact the designated location to learn distribution dates and times.

Smithfield Senior Center: serving seniors living in Smithfield, North Smithfield, Glocester and Burrillville
1 William J. Hawkins, Jr. Trail, Greenville, RI 02828/(401) 949-4590

Senior Services, Inc.: serving seniors living in Woonsocket, Cumberland and Lincol
84 Social Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895/(401) 766-0516

Salvatore Mancini Resource and Activity Center: serving seniors living in North Providence
2 Atlantic Boulevard, North Providence, RI 02911/(401) 231-0742

Leon Mathieu Senior Center: serving seniors living in Pawtucket and Central Falls
420 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860/(401) 728-7582

Johnston Senior Center: serving seniors living in Johnston, Foster and Scituate
1291 Hartford Avenue, Johnston, RI 02919/(401) 944-3343

Providence

Mayor's Office of Senior Services
Providence City Hall, Room 101, Providence, RI 02903/(401) 421-2489

The POINT and United Way 2-1-1 Van
United Way of Rhode Island, 50 Valley Street, Providence, RI 02909/(401) 462-4444

Federal Hill House

9 Courtland Street, Providence, RI 02909/(401) 421-4722

East Providence Senior Center: serving seniors living in East Providence, Barrington, Bristol and Warren
610 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914/(401) 435-7800

Cranston Senior Services: serving seniors living in Cranston
1070 Cranston Street, Cranston, RI 02920/(401) 780-6000

West Warwick Senior Center: serving seniors living in West Warwick, Coventry, West Greenwich and East Greenwich
145 Washington Street, West Warwick, RI 02893/(401) 822-4450

Pilgrim Senior Center: serving seniors living in Warwick
27 Pilgrim Parkway, Warwick, RI 02888/(401) 468-4090

Westerly Senior Citizens Center: serving seniors living in Westerly, Charlestown, Richmond and Hopkinton
39 State Street, Westerly, RI 02891/(401) 596-2404

The Senior Center: serving seniors living in South Kingstown, Exeter, North Kingstown, Narragansett, Jamestown & New Shoreham
25 St. Dominic Road, South Kingstown, RI 02879/(401) 789-0268

The Edward King House: serving seniors living in Newport, Portsmouth, Middletown, Tiverton and Little Compton
35 King Street, Newport, RI 02840/(401) 846-7426