Calumet Township to Launch Dial-A-Ride Program

The Calumet Township Trustees Office will introduce a new transportation program connecting residents with medical care, groceries and services.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Transportation

Photograph of a plain white minibus parked alone at a curbside loading bay beside a brick building, with an empty sidewalk leading to a bus-stop shelter. — The Calumet Township Trustees Office will launch its Dial-A-Ride program Thursday, Nov. 5, connecting Gary residents with medical care, groceries, and services. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The Calumet Township Trustees Office will introduce its Dial-A-Ride Transportation Program on Thursday, November 5, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon at 1900 W. 41st Ave. in Gary. The public is invited to attend.

Why it matters

The program is intended to address transportation barriers that make it difficult for residents to reach medical appointments, grocery stores, pharmacies and social services in Gary.

The announcement provides only a contact number, 219-880-4030, for the Calumet Township Trustee's Office. No fares, operating hours, service area size or ridership targets were published, leaving the program's scale undefined.

The players

Calumet Township Trustees Office

The township office responsible for local assistance and services, which is launching the Dial-A-Ride program to expand transportation options for residents.

The details

The Dial-A-Ride program is designed to connect township residents with medical appointments, grocery stores, pharmacies, social service agencies and community resources. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the event center at 1900 W. 41st Ave. in Gary.

Thursday, November 5, 2026, at noon: Dial-A-Ride introduction and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1900 W. 41st Ave. in Gary.

Industry Dynamics

Local, on-demand ride programs like Dial-A-Ride mirror the logic behind Medicaid non-emergency medical transportation benefits, which fund rides for patients who lack reliable transit to clinics. Calumet Township's program applies that model at the township level to cover groceries and social services as well.

Residents who need rides to medical appointments, grocery stores or pharmacies can call the Calumet Township Trustee's Office at 219-880-4030 for more information. The program's eligibility rules, hours and scheduling process have not yet been published.

The takeaway

Residents who depend on rides to reach care and errands should call the Calumet Township Trustee's Office at 219-880-4030 to confirm how the program will work before relying on it.