CKCATS is fully staffed with 62 employees and has been busy providing various transportation services to 15 counties:
Marion, Breckinridge, Grayson, Nelson and Larue Counties- we provide General Public, VET, Senior, Department of Corrections, Medicaid and Medicare trips.
Meade and Hardin Counties-we provide Senior trips.
Washington County- we provide Senior, Medicaid and Medicare trips.
Edmonson and Hart Counties-we provide VET trips.
Bullitt, Adair, Boyle, Taylor, and Green Counties- we provide Medicare trips.
CKCATS held their annual Public Hearing meeting on February 26th at 1pm EST at the CATS Central Office. This meeting is advertised and made available to the public each year to address the needs and concerns of the general public in all counties. Surveys are given to clients and Stakeholders in all counties and the information gathered is used for discussion to help improve transportation services.
During the public meeting, I connected with American Legion Commander, Tom Sparks, who asked me to attend his event, Donuts with VETS at the Marion County Public Library to speak with the veterans about our services. We attended this event on April 3rd and May 1st and are working with the veterans on some suggestions on how to increase VET trips.
Executive Director, Bryan Conover, and I attended the R.E.A.C.H. Pre-Release Program on April 24th at the Marion County Detention Center. This program is held to inform inmates who are eligible for release within a month of the resources that Marion County has that could possibly be of help to them. This is a new program and CKCAC plans to attend each month to help these inmates take advantage of the resources that the community has available for them upon release.
CKCATS is gearing up for the Senior Celebration that will be held on May 22nd at the Pritchard Community Center in Elizabethtown. This is a huge event for Senior participation each year. CKCATS will be providing transportation from the Senior Centers to Pritchard Community Center for all seniors who pre-register for the ride. CKCATS will also have a booth at the Senior Celebration and will be talking with seniors to make them aware of the services that we provide.
Several staff members of the CKCATS team will be attending the Community Action Kentucky (CAK) Conference in Lexington from June 10-12th. We are looking forward to networking and learning valuable information.
At one point, CKCATS went three years without receiving vehicles due to the shortage of the vehicles that we use for transporting. Fortunately, we were able to maintain our current fleet by using funds received from 5339b grant to rehab our fleet. I am happy to report that since February of 2024, CKCATS has received 24 new vehicles that are all wheelchair accessible. 1 of those vehicles was a new bus that was purchased by Louisville Wheels and given to CKCATS. We are currently waiting for the delivery of 2 more new vehicles with 3 more on back order. CKCATS now has enough vehicles and spare vehicles on hand for each county!
CKCATS is fully staffed at this time, but we are continuing to accept applications for future hiring. With that being said, CKCATS has a wonderful and dedicated group of staff! Thanks to the staff for working diligently each day! If you or anyone you know has questions about CKCATS or any of our services, please contact the office at 1-800-242-8225 or 270-692-9313 to speak with any of our experienced verification clerks.