Community Transport Objectives H.A.R.T. Community Transport is a community based transport project providing a range of flexible services. The service is aimed at those people who have difficulty in accessing key services such as health, education, training and social facilities by reason of rural isolation, age, sickness or disability (mental or physical), or poverty, or because there is no other public transport service.
H.A.R.T. Community Transport objectives: - To reduce rural isolation and improve quality of life.
- To enable through improved access to services.
- To build stronger communities.
H.A.R.T. Community Transport achieves the Community Transport objectives by the following activities: - Transport to regular support/social groups and one off social occasions.
- Transport to health, education, shopping and leisure.
- Provide volunteer opportunities, training and to break down barriers to participation.
H.A.R.T. Community Transport underpinning values are: - Equality of access for all to transport
- Being democratic, open and accountable
- Working co-operatively with other agencies.
“The desire of the committee is first and foremost to meet the needs of a number of people who experience difficulty accessing transport. We aim to do this in an understanding and helpful manner, providing a service which is not only efficient but supportive. The H.A.R.T. group have also benefited from the experience of setting up the transport service, a number have gone on to undertake training on the MiDAS scheme with one of our members becoming a Driver Assessor Trainer (DAT), others have attended seminars and conferences. Our aim is to provide a service for those groups of people that have become isolated because of the lack of transport by filling the gaps left by the private sector transport operators”. Councillor Jane Evison H.A.R.T. Chair of Trustees. NOTES: H.A.R.T. (Holderness Area Rural Transport)
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