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Essential Transport Assistance
Worship & religious services

Wheelchair transportation to church, temple & synagogue

A wheelchair should not be the reason someone misses services. We bring riders across South Florida to worship every week, with a lift-equipped van and help from the front door to the sanctuary door.

Essential Transport Assistance wheelchair van parked outside a South Florida synagogue

For worshippers

Many of our riders stopped attending when driving became too much, or when family could no longer lift a wheelchair in and out of a car. Our vans remove both problems, so the week can include services again.

  • Wheelchair, stretcher, and ambulatory vehicles with a lift and four-point securement
  • Door-through-door help from the living room to the sanctuary door
  • The same weekly service time set up once as a standing order
  • A family member or aide rides along at no extra charge

For families & congregations

Synagogues, churches, and senior programs call us when a member needs a ride and no volunteer has a vehicle that can take a wheelchair. We can handle one member or several on the same morning.

  • One dispatch contact for several members of the same congregation
  • Rides booked by a son or daughter who lives out of state
  • Extra vehicles for High Holidays, Easter, Christmas, and Ramadan
  • Quoted in full before the ride is booked, with tolls included
How it works

Set it up once, ride every week

  1. 1

    Tell us the service time

    Call dispatch or request a ride online with the address, the service time, and the mobility equipment your rider uses. A real person answers our line.

  2. 2

    We set up the standing order

    Weekly Shabbat, Sunday mass, or any regular service goes on the schedule once. The same dispatch team handles it every week, so nobody re-books each time.

  3. 3

    We wait or come back

    For a service of an hour or two, our driver can wait and bring your rider home. For longer days and holidays, we schedule the return ride instead.

Every congregation, every tradition

Services, holidays, and the days that matter most

South Florida has one of the largest Jewish populations in the country, along with Catholic, Protestant, Haitian, and Caribbean congregations in nearly every neighborhood we serve. We drive to all of them, and our team knows that arriving calm and on time matters as much as the ride itself.

Holidays are the busiest dates on our calendar. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Christmas, and Easter book out early, so it is worth calling well ahead for those mornings.

  • Weekly Shabbat services and Sunday mass
  • High Holidays, Easter, Christmas, and Ramadan
  • Bar and bat mitzvahs, baptisms, confirmations
  • Weddings and anniversary celebrations
  • Funerals, memorial services, and graveside services
  • Adult day programs and congregation social events
ETA wheelchair van with the lift lowered on the walkway leading to a synagogue entrance
Questions families ask

Worship transportation FAQs

Can you take someone in a wheelchair to church or temple?

Yes. Our wheelchair vans board with a lift, not a ramp and a push, and every chair is secured with a four-point system. Our drivers help from inside the home to the vehicle and from the vehicle to the sanctuary door, including the walkways and thresholds in between.

Can the same ride be set up every week?

Yes. Weekly services are the most common standing order we run outside of dialysis. Give us the service time once and it stays on the schedule with the same dispatch team, so there is nothing to re-book each week.

Will the driver wait during the service?

For a service of about an hour or two, we can book a wait-and-return trip so the same driver brings your rider home. For longer services and holidays, scheduling a separate return ride usually costs less. Ask dispatch which one fits your day.

Can you help with High Holidays and other busy dates?

Yes, and those dates fill up first. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Christmas, and Easter all book out well in advance, so call as early as you can and we will hold the vehicle your rider needs.

Do you transport to funerals and memorial services?

Yes. We provide wheelchair, stretcher, and ambulatory rides to funeral homes, houses of worship, and graveside services, including riders coming from a hospital, rehab facility, or assisted living community. Tell dispatch the schedule and we will plan the timing around the service.

Which areas do you cover?

All of Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties, including Coral Springs, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach, Hallandale Beach, Aventura, and West Palm Beach.

Also see our wheelchair transportation and snowbird transportation pages.

Back in the pew, back with the congregation

Tell us the service time and we will take care of the rest, this week and every week after.

Set up weekly rides

Call our dispatch team or request a ride online. We’ll confirm your pickup and handle the details.

Call 954.477.7340Book a ride