PACER – Independent & Community Living

February 16, 2022 4:54 pm

When parents think about their son or daughter making the transition to adulthood, postsecondary education and employment are often the first areas considered. It may be just as important, or more so, to give careful thought to the skills the young person will need to learn, work, and live as independently as possible.

Independent living also means finding appropriate housing, using transportation, managing money, participating in community living – including social and leisure activities – and more.

For more information, visit: PACER – Independent & Community Living

Transportation – Non Emergency Medical

January 14, 2019 1:07 pm

MTM is the state of Rhode Island’s non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) manager. They arrange rides for eligible Rhode Island residents as follows:

  • Medicaid recipients can receive rides to appointments with Medicaid-covered health care providers if you have no other way to get there
  • Non-Medicaid enrollees who qualify for the Elderly Transportation Program (ETP) can receive rides to medical services
  • Participants in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program/RI Works can receive monthly bus passes to pursue employment opportunities

http://www.mtm-inc.net/rhode-island/