Pocahntas County Senior Citizens

Pocahontas County Senior Citizens is a non-profit organization that provides transportation services to seniors and individuals with disabilities in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. As a subrecipient of federal grants, Pocahontas County Senior Citizens works with the West Virginia Division of Public Transit to provide essential transportation access enabling mobility and independence for the elderly and disabled residents it serves.

Over the past three fiscal years, Pocahontas County Senior Citizens has been regularly subawarded federal funds to furnish transportation services through West Virginia's Federal Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program. Additionally in 2021, supplemental Coronavirus Response and Relief funds were granted to sustain transit operations and offset costs related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The core transportation services entail transporting senior citizens and disabled individuals within Pocahontas County to medical appointments, shopping and essential errands, nutrition program meal sites, and other necessary destinations. Through its contracted delivery of these specialized transportation assistance services, Pocahontas County Senior Citizens facilitates wellbeing, engagement and quality of life for the vulnerable populations it supports.