CARS grants for CARS , free cars , fix up your car , very low percentage car loans , donations of cars , finding a good used car , CAR ministries by area , CAR CARE SITES
08/08/09
Opportunity Cars : Over 150 non-profit organizations that have gotten together to provide cars to hard working individuals ! Check it out !
http://www.opportunitycars.com/
08/08/09
If you live in King County , Washington ( one of the lowest income places in the States) here is a great page of transporrtation ideas :
http://transit.metrokc.gov/tops/tri/tri-srdisli.html
1/31/09
Did you know that the retailer called Auto Zone lends out tools for working on your car ? They also have free car repair booklets . Here are some of the other things that they offer :
| Repair Info |
| Vehicle Repair Guides |
| Product and How To Info |
| Automotive Glossary |
| Troubleshooting |
| Free Testing |
| Free Battery Charging |
| Free Loan-A-Tool Service |
| Free Fluid Recycling |
To see if there is an Auto Zone near you , go to this link :
http://www.autozone.com/store_locator/home.htm
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11/01/08
Having a car is a wonderful blessing , and I hope everyone who is searching will find what they need . After you obtain that car , how will you pay for gas ? Here is one solution courtesy of our Aidpage friend , Elaine of TSA ( she found the site and told me about it ! )
It is a site for GRANTS FOR FREE GAS . See if you qualify !
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Many of us who have struggled with being low income/disabled/single mom/seniors know what it is like to be without transportation.Here is an article that talks about this struggle .If you know someone who doesn't 'get' what it is like to not have a car , send them to this link.High Cost or High Opportunity Cost? Transportation and Family Economic Success
by Margy Waller, Visiting Fellow
Center on Children and Families, The Brookings Institution
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PLEASE READ PLEASE READ PLEASE READ PLEASE READ ! ! !
Right now , this is the best bet for finding a car .
Try contacting this organization first. As to individual requests , the only programs that I know about are the ones listed on this page. I will add any more as I come across them - soulight
NEW OCTOBER 13 2007
The first and only national
charity of its kind that
provides donated vehicles
free of charge to struggling
families willing to work and
become self-sufficient,
tax-paying members of the community.1-800-242-7489
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PLEASE READ PLEASE READ PLEASE READ PLEASE READ __________________________________________________
There are programs that are grants , some are loans , and some are the actual donation of a car. Some are assistance in the form of fixing the car you already have.
READ THE HIGHLIGHTEDAREAS CAREFULLY .
Many programs have specific qualifications you need to fit.
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TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR CAR CLICK HERE
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OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
This is a search by state ,and some states are listed below the search.
This may be the same program listed above. It is listed differently , but worth a try :
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************NEW PROGRAMS FOUND ON 02/03/08
The two programs listed directly above are having server problems (02/03/08) . Here is another program to try in the meantime :
http://www.opportunitycars.com/locator/index.php
Another ownership list by state :(02/03/08)
http://www.goodnewsgarage.org/about_us/locations/other/
Here is a car care ministry (free car repair) form . You fill out the form and they try to find a ministry service in your area.
http://autocareministry.com/Forms/Auto-Care_Application.asp
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LOAN PROGRAMS BY STATE
Loans are good only if you absolutely know that you can pay them back , no matter what the interest is.
COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED PROGRAMS BY STATE AND CITY
COMMUNITY AND FAITH BASED PROGRAMS
As this page shows , Modest Needs also helps with assistance for car repair
MODEST NEEDS FOR CAR REPAIR ASSISTANCE.
CAR OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS BY AREA-STATE AND CITY , (AS I FIND THEM)
York County , Pennsylvania(added 02/03/08)
http://www.gumcpa.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=29230&PID=433238
New Life Car Ministry
Vision: Bringing New Life to cars and their drivers while at the same time serving Christ by servicing their cars.
Mission: Our mission is to repair cars as a means of being a service to our community and as a way to provide funds for New Life Ministries
Who: Contact Kevin Roukema
E-mail: newlifecarministry@hotmail.com
What: Car repair and maintenance at a reasonable price with labor costs donated to New Life Ministries.
When: First and Third Saturdays each month
Where: Two Locations-Wallington and West Caldwell.
How: All work done on premises, service records will be kept, 30 day warrantee on work performed.
Directions The church is located at the end of Irving Street in Midland Park New Jersey. Irving Street is off Godwin Avenue. Enter 218 Irving Street, Midland Park, NJ when using Mapquest or any other internet map site. Or call 201 251 6480 for directions.
The Good News Garage,
an affiliate of Lutheran Social Services of New England, creates economic opportunity by providing affordable and reliable transportation options to people in need. Since 1996 we have provided safe and reliable cars to over 2,000 individuals and families in need of transportation to accept a job, maintain a job, or have access to employment training.
Unlike the vast majority of car donation programs, the mission of the Good News Garage is to repair donated cars and trucks and provide them to low-income families and individuals.
GOOD NEWS GARAGE OF NEW ENGLAND
Here is a car ministry in SANTA ANA AREA , CALIFORNIA
MARINERS LIGHT HOUSE CAR MINISTRY
WAYS TO WORK
There is an alternative for responsible, working parents to receive low-interest auto loans.
Loan Eligibility
To be eligible for loan consideration, a potential borrower must:
Be employed three months continuously
Be an involved parent
Have exhausted other loan sources
Have a household income less than 80% of the Portland median income (80% for a family of 4 is $54,300)
Reside in Multnomah, Clackamas, or Washington County
Bonnie CLAC -NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW ENGLAND
is a non profit organization dedicated to making the ownership
of new cars affordable to everyone through guaranteed low interest loans.
Bonnie CLAC’s goal is to take the stress out of transportation for our clients, and help them access an
affordable and reliable base-model vehicle. Our program is designed to facilitate the car-buying process by
gaining access to low interest rates and identifying a car that will fit into their budget.
Bonnie CLAC provides our clients with the following services:
Vehicle Purchase Assistance
Bonnie CLAC works with car dealers to negotiate the cost of your car and
warranty, and to locate the vehicle that meets your needs.
Low Interest Loan with Loan Guarantee
Bonnie CLAC works with banks to get a very low interest car loan with a partial
loan guarantee.
Financial Fitness, Budget Counseling and Credit Education
Bonnie CLAC works with you to set goals and give you the tools to more effectively manage your finances.
Project Self-Sufficiency
A partnership between the City of Fort Collins, Colorado and Project Self-Sufficiency, a local non-profit agency, is helping single parents who need a little assistance, due to income or other circumstances, to keep their cars in working order.
Car care and care give-away ministry in IRVING TEXAS :
CARE MINISTRY PAGE FOR IRVING BIBLE CHURCH
No contact numbers were given for this program , but if you are a CALWORKS participant , you can ask your supervisor.
Clientele/Population Served:
Active CALWORKS participants in Contra Costa County
'Wheels for Work
MD (Anne Arundel)
Type of Agency/Organization Coordinating/Operating the Program:
Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
Funding Sources:
Federal grant
Clientele/Population Served:
TANF recipients
Mission/Goal of the Program:
To help move TANF recipients off welfare and on the road to self-sufficiency
Programs/Services Offered:
The "Wheels for Work" program sells used donated vehicles to welfare recipients at low prices, rangin from $200 to $600 dollars. "Wheels for Work" seeks to save social services money by reducing the amount the department spends on transportation for welfare recipients. Cars from the public and private sector are sold to welfare recipients who, without a car, could not afford cab fare or find bus routes to get to a job.
For more information:
Please contact the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
80 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 269-4603
The Car Ministry Program
Falls Church, VA (Fairfax)
Type of Agency/Organization Coordinating/Operating the Program:
Community-based agency
Clientele/Population Served:
Staff members of a local ministry; a missionary; a needy family; an international student; a minister or priest; a single parent; a seminarian
Mission/Goal of the Program:
The Car Ministry is dedicated to recycling cars and trucks to give to needy people and ministries. There is a great need for cars and trucks to ease the transportation burden. The program is dedicated to connecting those that are in need of a car or truck with those that can provide them for free.
Programs/Services Offered:
The 2C8 Car Ministry program accepts donated vehicles, checks their condition, and assesses the need for repairs. Then, the ministry gives the car or truck, at no cost, to someone in serious need, or the program uses the car to further the goal of providing transportation. The program has a long waiting list of people in need.
Results and/or Performance Measures:
To date, the Car Ministy has given over 2000 cars and trucks to needy families and ministries. They are assessed, reconditioned, and given away without charge.
For more information:
If you have a good extra car, please donate it to the Car Ministry.
Call Roger Penn at 703-278-9299
Domestic Violence Transportation Program
Seattle, WA (King)
Type of Agency/Organization Coordinating/Operating the Program:
Transportation Department
Funding Sources:
Local
Clientele/Population Served:
Victimes of Domestic Violence
Mission/Goal of the Program:
Provide transportation to victims of domestic violence.
Programs/Services Offered:
The King County Domestic Violence Transportation program helps survivors of domestic violence travel to safety and to shelters. The program also provides transit tickets for victims who need to get to court hearings, support meetings, or medical appointments. Additionally, it provides a van to a community agency that transports victims to support groups.
Results and/or Performance Measures:
The program provides more than 400 annual emergency taxi trips to shelters, health clinics, and advocate agencies. It also provides over $35,000 annually in Human Services bus tickets. The program is a valued partnership between the King County DOT, the King County Community & Human Services Dept, the YWCA, and local domestic violence shelters and agencies.
For more information:
For more information about this program:
Contact Bob Flor : bob.flor@metrokc.gov
Contact Don Okazaki: don.okazaki@metrokc.gov
Jobs Access - Residential Transportation Coordinator Program
Seattle, WA (King)
Type of Agency/Organization Coordinating/Operating the Program:
County Transportation Dept/County Work Training Program
Funding Sources:
Community Transportation Association of America/Jobs Access
Clientele/Population Served:
Low-income Residents in Public Housing Authorities
Mission/Goal of the Program:
The Residential Transportation Program identifies residents and staff in Seattle and King County Housing Authority HOPE VI sites and trains them to provide transportation information to residents.
Programs/Services Offered:
Services included: 1) Multi-lingual travel training information to address needs of refugees and new immigrants; 2) Development of the Transportation Options Workshop and Residential Transportation Coordinator Toolkit; 3) Development of the Transportation Resources Index, a website of transportation services for individuals and communities.
Results and/or Performance Measures:
The RTC program was a partnership of agencies based on the block-watch model. The efforts of individual RTCs were monitored for information they provided, such as enrollments in programs such as vanshare, vanpool, ridematch, Working Wheels, or Accessible Service. The RTCs spoke several languages including Vietnamese, Arabic, Amharic, Oromo, Tigregna and Cambodian, making it possible to provide transit and rideshare information to these communities.
For more information:
For more information about this program:
Contact Bob Flor at: bob.flor@metrokc.gov
Contact Colene Baker at: colene.baker@metrokc.gov
Contact Jennifer Hill at: jennifer.hill@metrokc.gov
Traveling Grannies/Grandpas Program
Michigan
History:
The Traveling Grannies/Grandpas program was founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The program began seeking funding in 1992 and the first Traveling Grannie/Grandpas volunteer started serving teens in 1993. Since the inception of the program, 557 at-risk, pregnant, and parenting teens and their children have received in-home mentoring services.
Population Served:
Low-income older adults 60 years and over provide services to at-risk, pregnant and parenting teens and their infants. The Traveling Grannies and Grandpas were also involved with the Family Impact Project through the Grand Rapids/W.K. Kellogg Foundation Family For Kids Initiative. Through this project, 42 children ranging in age from 6 months to 15 year in the foster care/adoption system received hands-on mentoring/companionship.
Services Provided:
Low-income older adults volunteer 20 hours a week and earn a non-taxable stipend of $2.55/ hour along with other tangible benefits. The Traveling Grannies and Grandpas provide the following services which helps at-risk teens gain greater self-sufficiency and improve their well-being and that of their children:
Decrease the occurrence of abuse, neglect and exploitation of teens and their children by:
Teaching positive parenting techniques
Promoting non-violent disciplinary approaches
Building self-esteem by focusing on positive actions of teens
Deterring additional pregnancies
Promote positively life style choices
Discouraging the use of alcohol and drugs
Deterring gang involvement
Promoting continuing their education
Seeking gainful employment
Demonstration of good health habits:
Encouragement to secure pre- and post-natal care
Assisting with keeping medical appointments for self and child
Instructions on nutritious meal planning and preparation
Provide needed transportation:
To make applications for job openings
To attend job interviews
To keep all other necessary appointments.
Partnerships:
The Traveling Grannies/Grandpas Program partners with several community organizations. The following list is a sampling of partnering agencies and is not meant to be all-inclusive: Catholic Social Services, Salvation Army Booth Services, Park School, Spectrum Health, St. Mary's Hospital, Family Independence Agency, Homeless Youth Services, Planned Parenthood, Kent County Health Department, One-Way House, Family Outreach, Arbor Circle/Project Focus, and Hope Community.
Job Opportunity Transportation Program
Ventura, California
The Human Services Agency (HSA) of the Ventura Department of Social Services operates the Job Opportunity Transportation Program, a self-funding program that provides people enrolled in California's welfare program (CalWORKS) with reliable transportation for work. The initiative's primary goal is to assist CalWORKs families in obtaining reliable transportation to maintain employment, get off welfare, and achieve long-term financial self-sufficiency.
The program operates as an auto loan initiative which purchases economy vehicles that fleet operators (such as local government or large private employers) plan to dispose of because of age or high mileage, or because the vehicles are surplus. The vehicle obtained are inspected, and all necessary repairs are completed by a private sector auto repair facility, or by auto repair classes at local community colleges. The vehicles are then sold at minimal cost to pre-screened welfare families to be used as transportation to and from work. The Ventura County Federal Credit Union provides loans to these families to purchase the vehicles.
For More Information:
Jim Becker
Human Services Agency (HSA) of the Ventura Department of Social Services
Phone: 805-652-7835
Fix-it Ministry
Home Repair & Car Care -HIGHLAND MICHIGAN
The purpose of the Home Repair & Car Care Ministries is to serve the church family and the community. Everyone has home repairs and automotive needs that need to be done sooner or later. Not everyone has the skill, the time, or the tools. Calling a contractor or garage for the smaller repairs can be impractical and costly.
This ministry is intended to serve anyone who may need the help. From seniors, widows, and single moms to lawyers, teachers, and engineers - give us a call, we'd love to help.
A HELPING HAND MINISTRY (Car Give Away)
-ATLANTA , GEORGIA
This ministry furnishes cars that have been donated by church members to church and community members. Persons who have old cars that are operational and in reasonably repairable condition should consider donating their car to the church. All donations are tax deductible. Those interested in donating a car or who are in need of car should contact the church office.
Church Office:
220 Auburn Avenue, Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Tele: 404-827-9707
Fax: 404-223-3060 or
CAR MINISTRY in Georgia
http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=2&mid=6052
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*** As mentioned at the top of this page , the best program at the time ,to TRY FIRST is the one listed in red . I will continue to add car ministries/ programs as I find them. -soulight
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