Door-Tran Receives Grant to Support Mission to Provide Affordable, Available, Accessible Transportation Options

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 4, 2024) – Door-Tran has been awarded a Legacy Grant of $3,800 by the Wispact Foundation. This funding will allow us to serve some of the most vulnerable in our community including persons with disabilities. This support is vitally important especially now due to the rising cost of living. This funding will provide half-price taxi vouchers and volunteer rider services to persons with disabilities, elderly and low-income residents of Door County.

Wheelchairs allow people with mobility issues to maintain good health and remain active in their community. Transportation for those same people comes with additional challenges and costs, for instance, traveling outside of Door County or when the public transit system is not running in their geographic region. Door-Tran established partnerships with privately owned wheelchair transportation providers to offset those travel costs. 

“Without private taxis, our residents may find themselves stuck at home. We appreciate the private taxis who accept our vouchers as well as Wispact who values Door-Tran enough to support this program.” said Nikki Voight, Executive Director.

Door-Tran is a non-profit organization located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin that is dedicated to connecting people to transportation services that are affordable, available, and accessible. They provide volunteer transportation, half-price taxi vouchers, no-interest vehicle purchase and repair loans, referrals, and other transportation services.  

The Wispact Foundation was established in 2021 and provides grants to support the mission of client-centered organizations assisting Wisconsin residents. The Wispact Foundation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wispact, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons with disabilities through pooled and community special needs trusts (SNT). Wispact was created in 2003 and is now one of the largest of its kind in the United States; and currently serves more than 4,000 beneficiaries throughout Wisconsin.