‘I’m not a prisoner anymore’: Snohomish County transportation program for seniors, disabled saved by WSDOT

The Transportation Assistance Program run by Homage Senior Services provides a lifeline to hundreds of people in Snohomish County.

STANWOOD, Wash. — In a wheelchair due to a form of ALS, Jon Howe’s world has largely been confined to his house for the past decade.

Jon’s husband, Alan Gossett, is his full-time caregiver. They survive off of Howe’s monthly disability check.

“He basically was going to be a prisoner in the house except for the very occasional medical appointment,” said Gossett.

To keep costs down, the couple moved to rural Snohomish County. It’s so rural they’re outside of the local bus routes.

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