Crow Wing County Veterans Transportation Program: Rides to VA Care

The County Benefits page: "The Crow Wing County Transportation Program (CWCTP) will provide safe, caring, and quality transportation services to and from the veteran's VA facility of record and/or healthcare provider to which the veteran has been appropriately referred in order to eliminate transportation barriers and afford veterans access to the care they need." Where and when. "Transportation is provided to the Brainerd CBOC, Minneapolis & St. Cloud VAMCs Monday through Friday." Schedule Minneapolis appointments between 9 a.m. and noon and St. Cloud and Brainerd ones between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Non-VA appointments are covered when a VA medical center referred you. "Transportation will only be provided for VA and VA approved appointments, unless approved by the CWC Veterans Services CVSO." Booking. Rides are first come, first served; book as soon as you have the appointment and no later than three business days before, on 218-824-1058, option 1, with your name, the last four digits of your Social Security number, each appointment's time and clinic, the pick-up address, your phone number and whether an escort is coming. Call the Friday before to get the pick-up time. No same-day, urgent or emergency rides. Fees. Within 15 miles of the Brainerd clinic: free. Outside that to the Brainerd clinic: $5. St. Cloud VA Medical Center: $25. Minneapolis VA Medical Center: $55. "Veteran may qualify for a fee waiver. Please contact CWC Veteran Services by calling (218) 824-1058 to obtain more information." Limits. "CWCTP Vans are NOT handicap accessible and CWCTP cannot accommodate daily rides for ongoing appointments." No rides after sedation or anaesthesia without an escort; ask VA about its own transport for a wheelchair user. Paying for it. The Board keeps a committed fund balance for the Veterans' Service Van (December 30, 2025) and on March 24, 2026 accepted $2,000 of private donations to the Veterans Van Fund; ask the office how to give.