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 in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties with car repairs. Repairs are done using a shared-cost model 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 in Northern Kentucky. Our services enable these families to maintain their cars, allowing 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…
Referral Partners
Financial Sponsors
National car donation programs do good work.
But there's something different about donating to an organization
that keeps your car right here in Northern Kentucky.
When you donate to Samaritan Car Care Clinic:
→ Your car goes to a real family in Boone, Campbell, or Kenton County
→ Our mechanics repair it. A working parent gets the keys.
→ That family keeps their job. Their kids get to school.
→ You can see the impact — it's right down the road.
Harvard research on charitable giving confirms what many donors already feel:
local giving — where you can see the outcome — produces the deepest sense of impact.
This is why we do what we do. And why we need your help.
samaritancarcare.org | 859-525-6240
No car to give? A cash donation keeps a local family moving too.
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Be Concerned referred Angie K. to the Samaritan Car Care Clinic because her car had blown an engine, and Angie could not afford the $5,000+ estimate to install a used engine.
Great news — a family donated a Sienna van to the Clinic earlier this year. After repairs and maintenance sponsored by a Be Concerned donor, the Clinic was able to get Angie back on the road to financial independence!
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How do we get recommended as a person in need?
They helped me with a new battery a couple years ago. Now I need brakes. Hopefully I'll get a letter from somewhere so I can get my brakes fixed. God bless this lady! Grateful she got help from such a great place!
Wow that's the Greatest gift a person could get..God Love them ❤️
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Most donated cars go straight to auction.
Yours doesn't have to.
Here's what happens when you donate your car to Samaritan Car Care Clinic:
Step 1: You call us. We handle everything with you.
Step 2: Our mechanics assess what the car needs.
Step 3: We repair it to be road-safe.
Step 4: We match it to a vetted family in NKY through our referral network.
Step 5: A working parent in Boone, Campbell, or Kenton County gets the keys.
No auction. No out-of-state processing. No stranger in another state.
Prefer to give cash? That works too — and it stays right here in NKY.
Your neighbor. Your community.
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My grandson has a car that he wants to give to his mom. Something keeps draining the battery. Could it be the alternator and can you help him get it fixed up for his mom?
Be Concerned reached out to the Clinic to see if we possibly had a pickup truck or SUV that a building painter named Brad H. desperately needed so he could resume work. After Brad’s existing truck had an engine failure, Brad could no longer work. With no income and tight finances even before, Brad resorted to getting food from Be Concerned. That is when Be Concerned contacted the Clinic.
It is rare for the Clinic to receive a donated truck of any kind but in a providential way, the Clinic received an older Chevy work truck just weeks before Be Concerned reached out. After brake and suspension work, Brad was able to return to work!
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That's great! Good lord provides!
Love this….
That’s my uncle
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The Samaritan Car Care Clinic is excited to participate in “A Gift to Grow,” a new funding opportunity from Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) designed to address students' tangible needs, ensuring that more children in our community have what they need to thrive. Our organization is raising funds to provide access to tools and diagnostic equipment for our co-op students.
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The Samaritan Car Care Clinic transferred a Dodge Caravan to Brighton Center Scholar House resident Jaylynn C. Jaylynn is a single mother close to finishing her studies to become a medical data assistant and hopes to land a job/externship opportunity at a local doctor’s office or St. Elizabeth hospital very soon. Jaylynn has not been able to afford a car of her own for close to two years. In her own words, being able to buy this van will allow her to juggle childcare and get to her externship each day, which will hopefully lead to full time employment. Thank you to all of our Clinic supporters who make this possible!
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Congratulations! I know to well how it feels to not have a vehicle mine blew up and desperately need a van or SUV for me and my 4 kid's.
Congratulations 🎊
So nice!! Not having a vehicle is so hard as a single mother!!
The donation we received from Kroger Community Rewards for last quarter was $111.58! Thank you to those who have registered their Kroger card to have a portion of their grocery purchases donated to the Samaritan Car Care Clinic.
If you haven't signed up for the Kroger Community Rewards program yet, please visit www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow/
use organization code: FG914 or search "Samaritan Car Care Clinic, Inc."
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The SCCC website is the digital home of the Clinic. Whether you are hoping to make a donation or you want to check out our latest newsletter, the website has what you are looking for. Visit us at Samaritancarcare.org
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St. Vincent de Paul - Northern Kentucky and the Samaritan Car Care Clinic recently teamed up to help SVdPNKY single mom and neighbor, Amelia M., obtain a new-to-her vehicle. The Clinic received a donated Honda Accord that definitely had life left in it. After some repairs and maintenance, Amelia was able to use a SVdPNKY microloan to buy the Accord from the Clinic. In Amelia’s own words, she “could not find a car for thousands of dollars more that didn’t then need thousands of dollars in repairs.” Thank you to all who donate to the Clinic and make these good news stories possible!
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