City and Rural Rides recently announced an important update regarding transportation services for Meals on Wheels of Erath County transportation clients.

Residents in Stephenville and Dublin will not experience any change in service availability. However, residents outside of the cities will be able to schedule rides on Tuesdays and Thursdays, between 8am and 5pm. To schedule a ride with CARR or for more information, call 1-800-710-2277

Erath County Senior Citizens, Inc., Meals on Wheels of Erath County is a non-profit organization that provides
services including Home-Delivered Meals, Transportation, and Preventive Health items to elderly residents of Erath County who are in need of assistance.

ECSC receives funding from the North Central Texas Council of Governments/ Area Agency on Aging, Texas Department of Human Services, Texas Department of Agriculture, Meals on Wheels Association of America/ Wal-Mart Foundation Cure Grant as well as local organizations including the Erath County United Way and
Erath County.

The staff of ECSC oversees the delivery of one hot meal, five days a week to about 200 home-bound clients. These meals are served at lunchtime and delivered by volunteers. ECSC also provides Ensure nutritional supplement to qualified clients each month, based on physicians’ prescriptions.

ECSC maintains a contract with City And Rural Rides, CARR, to provide in-county transportation services to eligible elderly clients. This service is used to increase the availability of transportation to elderly residents of Erath County.

ECSC provides monthly reports to the NCTCOG/AAA and TDHS concerning the services
provided to clients.