Helping people move toward economic self sufficiency.
A car takes you far!
Who We Help
The Samaritan Car Care Clinic works on a referral basis with Northern Kentucky social service agencies to help low-income families with car repairs. Repairs are done on a shared cost basis with the goal of helping the families get to their jobs and stay on the path to self-sufficiency.
What We Do
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Change engine oil
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Replace air filters
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Replace wiper blades
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Replace bulbs
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Top-off fluids
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Inflate tires
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General car repairs
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Who We Are
The Samaritan Car Care Clinic offers a lifeline to working poor families. Our services enable these families to maintain their cars, to allow them to access jobs and transport family members to school and health care appointments.
“This is a great service. It is different than what others provide. Others do the normal services like food, but changing my oil is so great because my car is important to me. If I can’t get to my job, I can’t pay my bills.”
– Samaritan Car Care Clinic Participant
Thank you to…
Partners
Sponsors
On November 20, 2023, representatives from Impact 100, Ion Center for Violence Prevention, Brighton Center, and the Samaritan Car Care Clinic gathered at the Clinic site in Covington to celebrate the first installment of Impact 100's $100,000 grant for the Clinic. The Clinic will use that grant to help low-income single moms nominated by Ion Center and Brighton Center for help with cars.
Desaray L. is the very first recipient of a car through the Impact 100 sponsored program. Desaray was nominated by Ion Center and is shown here with two of her three daughters and representatives of Impact 100. They are
standing in front of a donated Toyota Avalon that was repaired for Desaray. Desaray now has safe and reliable transportation for her and her three children, and can continue her schooling through Gateway Community College's Ready to Work program.
One huge thank you to the members of Impact 100 for supporting the Samaritan
Car Care Clinic's efforts to address transportation barriers! ... See MoreSee Less
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This is awesome! Great work!
National Giving Day takes place on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. This event was created in 2012 by New York’s 92nd Street Y in partnership with the United Nations as a day that encourages people to do good.
This year the Samaritan Car Care Clinic is asking for your support on the National Day of Giving. Look for our email message, LinkedIn posts and Facebook posts on November 28, 2023.
The Samaritan Car Care Clinic offers families a hand up by addressing transportation barriers to economic self-sufficiency. Helping families with their transportation issues helps them avoid job loss, education disruption, lack of access to health care and losing their place on the ladder to economic growth.
Visit our website, samaritancarcare.org/, to learn more about our program, mission and the folks we help. We ask that you sign up for our mailing list and consider donating to the cause while you visit our site. A Car Takes You Far! ... See MoreSee Less
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Really enjoy partnering up with you
Attached is our September 2023 Newsletter. Thank you for your continued support of the Samaritan Car Care Clinic! ... See MoreSee Less
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Clinic Celebrates Support From Greater Cincinnati Foundation
In September 2023, Greater Cincinnati Foundation provided the Samaritan Car Care Clinic with a $20,000 grant. What a wonderful gift! The Clinic will use the grant to repair vehicles for low-income families referred to the Clinic by our multiple referral partners.
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Congrats! Well deserved and love they way you are supporting our community.
The Clinic is honored to be one of the four grant recipients from Impact 100. We will be able to help a lot of people with this generous opportunity. Congratulations to all the finalists as all of these causes are worthy. Working together we all help make our community a better place. ... See MoreSee Less
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Congrats
Congratulations!
Congrats Bruce!
You can view our submission video from the Impact 100 Grant to learn more about how we will be using the grant the Clinic received. ... See MoreSee Less
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The Clinic is honored to be one of the four grant recipients from Impact 100. We will be able to help a lot of people with this generous opportunity. Congratulations to all the finalists as all of these causes are worthy. Working together we all help make our community a better place.Impact 100 Awards $400,000 in Grants to Four Regional Nonprofits
Impact 100 Cincinnati announced four local nonprofits who will each receive a $100,000 grant for innovative community projects. Selected from among seven finalists, the following organizations received the highest rankings via member ballots and were announced at Impact 100’s 2023 Annual Awards Celebration on Sept. 12 at Music Hall.
Impact 100 Grant Recipients for 2023:
KTMIS (Keeping Teen Moms in School)
Project: Purchase three used passenger vans to transport teen moms and their children to Dohn Community High School in Cincinnati, eliminating a primary obstacle for enabling this vulnerable population to stay in school and graduate, breaking the cycle of generational poverty.
People Working Cooperatively
Project: Create a workforce development program with training modules to train skilled workers to perform critical home repairs and other services for low-income families in Cincinnati, benefiting both the newly skilled worker and the homeowner.
Samaritan Car Care Clinic
Project: Purchase and repair used cars to sell, which will boost inventory and accelerate much needed car availability for women from the Ion Center in Covington, Ky., and Brighton Center in Florence, Ky., eliminating transportation as the obstacle to their recovery and financial stability.
YES Home
Project: Renovate the YES Home in Aurora, Ind., creating a safe and therapeutic space for counseling and family visits for youth often experiencing abuse, neglect or mental health issues, ensuring they receive the necessary support and services to overcome their challenges and improve their well-being.
The other grant finalists were Fly & Dry Basic Needs Bank, Tikkun Farm, and Whitney/Strong.
“We congratulate each of our grant recipients and look forward to seeing the considerable impact they will have on our community,” says Impact 100 President Kathy Thornton. “We are proud of all of our finalists, and we invite the community to view their wish lists and donate items that could benefit their work and the people they serve.”
Thornton continues, “Thanks to each of the nonprofit applicants who presented us with transformative initiatives and are working tirelessly to ensure that all people in our community may thrive.”
View wish Lists for all seven finalists buff.ly/3PfCHRA
Founded in Cincinnati in 2001, Impact 100 is an organization of women who follow a collective giving model to fund transformational grants to create an equitable, thriving community for all. The Cincinnati chapter has awarded more than $6.5 million in grants across a 10-county region that includes Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Eastern Indiana.
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Thank you to Horizon Community Funds and Give Where You Live for your support of the Clinic! ... See MoreSee Less
Samaritan Car Care Clinic Receives Grant from Local Giving Circle Give Where You Live NKY — Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky
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The Samaritan Car Care Clinic received a $6,000 grant at Give Where You Live NKY’s most recent speed philanthropy meeting. This is the second time the nonprofit has been selected as the awardee of t...Comment on Facebook
Well deserved!
Listen up! Bruce Kintner, Director of Samaritan Car Care Clinic, will be a guest on the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Spotlight Podcast on Monday, August 21! He highlights our new Covington garage, our mission, and how you can get involved. Tune in on the NKY Chamber Facebook page at 4 p.m., or listen where you find podcasts.Are you ready for next week’s NKY Spotlight Podcast, presented by CVG? We are joined by Bruce Kintner of Samaritan Car Care Clinic, who showcases their new Covington Garage and how they’re filling an unmet need for families in NKY.
Laura Menge of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation also joins us to highlight the 2023 Devou Cup honoree, which will be awarded on Sept. 14 at Annual Dinner, presented by Fifth Third Bank.
Tune into the podcast at 4 p.m. on Monday on the NKY Chamber Facebook page or listen on your preferred podcast streaming platform.
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Thank you to Bruce for joining us on the podcast!
Thanks, Bruce! You are doing great work in NKY!
Yeah!! Go Bruce!!