KID ONE TRANSPORT SYSTEM INC

The mission of Kid One Transport is straightforward and simple: to provide transportation for children and expectant mothers who have little or no means of transportation to needed medical care.

When the issues of access to health care are discussed, most people think of insurance coverage as the logical solution. However, for many families in Alabama, simply reaching the care they need is their biggest obstacle. There are tens of thousands of children and expectant mothers that suffer from a temporary or permanent lack of transportation to health care each year in Alabama. More than 80% of clients served by Kid One report they do not own a vehicle and more than 70% do not have access to public transportation. Approximately 70,000 residents of Alabama miss or delay non-emergency health care each year due to transportation issues. The result is that children with manageable, chronic medical conditions get sick more often and children who need critical follow-up care after surgery or a major illness cannot get it. In rural areas, the majority of families live at least 10 miles or more from the nearest health care facility

Kid One was founded in 1997 to bring relief to thousands of Alabama's children who lacked access to health care because they did not have transportation. What began with one man and a vision has grown into an organization that provides more than 20,000 transports annually. Kid One's service enables children and expectant mothers to access both routine health care and treatment for life-threatening illnesses.

Counties served: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Cullman, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marshall, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox, Winston

Sampling of Cities Served: Alabaster, Albertville, Alexander City, Anniston, Arab, Argo, Ashland, Ashville, Bessemer, Birmingham, Boaz, Brookwood, Calera, Camden, Carbon Hill, Carrollton, Center Point, Centre, Centreville, Childersburg, Clanton, Clay, Columbiana, Cordova, Cullman, Dadeville, Demopolis, Double Springs, Eutaw, Fairfield, Fayette, Fort Payne, Fultondale, Gadsden, Gardendale, Graysville, Greensboro, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hayneville, Heflin, Hokes Bluff, Homewood, Hoover, Hueytown, Ider, Irondale, Jacksonville, Jasper, Jemison, Leeds, Lincoln, Livingston, Locust Fork, Maplesville, Marion, Mentone, Montevallo, Montgomery, Moody, Mountain Brook, Northport, Odenville, Oneonta, Oxford, Pelham, Pell City, Piedmont, Pinson, Pleasant Grove, Prattville, Rainbow City, Rockford, Selma, Southside, Sumiton, Talladega, Tallassee, Tarrant, Trussville, Tuscaloosa, Tuskegee, Vernon, Vestavia Hills, Vincent, Wetumpka

Keywords: children, health, prenatal, mothers, transportation, access, healthcare, rural, disadvantaged