Aug 19, 2008 - SCM goes Door2Door, celebrates partnership and anniversary with CPCU

SCM Community Transportation and the CPCU Credit Union are partnering to bring a fresh, new look to the transportation services SCM provides to Somerville, Cambridge, Medford and their surrounding communities.
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June 9, 2008 - 25th anniversary activities pictures

Medford - See pictures from our 25th Anniversary activities.
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June 9, 2008 - SCM Community Transportation launched its 25th anniversary activities today with a "Friendraiser" at the new Tufts Boathouse in Medford.

Medford - SCM, which was founded created 25 years ago by the cities of Somerville, Cambridge and Medford (SCM), currently provides more than 8,500 one-way trips a month to senior citizens and persons with disabilities in these and surrounding communities. SCM ferries its riders to medical appointments, grocery shopping, adult daycare facilities, councils on aging and excursions.
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May 20, 2008 - State boost for SCM more than keeping it afloat - now it can expand

Somerville - Money earmarked by Carl Sciortino, D-Medford, for Somerville's SCM Community Transportation will allow the senior transport agency to expand, Executive Director Reed Cochran said. "We're trying to create a new business model,"
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December 18, 2007 - SCM Offers New Service to Seniors

Cambridge - SCM Community Transportation today announces a new transportation service that will honor the memory of former executive director, Paul A. Plato. The service, called "Paul's Ride" will assist area seniors who wish to visit their loved ones in the hospital or nursing home.
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August 19, 2007 - SCM Struts Skills at 1st Annual Safety Roadeo

The drivers of SCM Community Transportation got up early this past Sunday for a very important occasion: SCM's first annual Safety "Roadeo," and no, that's not a typo. A "road"-eo is designed to test the on-street skills of professional drivers- including everything from backing into difficult spaces to tying down wheelchairs. And safety is the name of the game. This year's Roadeo was held in Medford in front of the old Ames Department Store, courtesy of Berenson and Associates and Fellsway Plaza Ltd.
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July 9 2007 - Boston Foundation Grant

SCM Community Transportation has been awarded a grant of $35,000 by the Boston Foundation. According to Reed Cochran, Executive Director, the grant will be used to fund a part-time financial strategist to begin positioning the agency for a new business model.
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June 25, 2007 - 2007 Disabilities Awareness Award

The City of Medford's Commission for Persons with Disabilities recognized the staff of SCM Community Transportation by awarding them the 2007 Disabilities Awareness Award. Mayor Michael J. McGlynn presented the award to Executive Director Reed Cochran "in recognition of SCM's commitment and dedication to equality and independence for people with disabilities." The ceremony, held in the mayor's office, was attended by dozens of SCM staff and Medford patrons of the service.
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May 23 2007 - Free Rides Provide Valuable Service to Those in Need

By Audita Guha, Somerville Journal Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Photos by Keith E. Jacobson

To the cities and state, it is yet another line expenditure they can afford to cut, but to the seniors who wouldn't get to their doctors, the grocery store or to the senior center any other way, it is a new lease on life. For more than two decades, SCM Community Transportation has been providing friendly and valuable service to seniors and disabled citizen for free. You've seen the blue-striped white vans around Somerville, Cambridge and Medford but did you know about the vital link they provide between home and community for a large part of the population?
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