The Problem Nobody Budgets For In conversations about poverty and economic self-sufficiency, we talk about housing, food security, childcare, job training, and healthcare access. We almost never talk about transportation. In Northern Kentucky, where public transit covers a fraction of…
The National Car Donation Industry Is Good at One Thing: Scale If you've ever heard a car donation jingle on the radio, you've met the national car donation industry. These organizations are large, efficient, and they do fund real charitable…
The Car Doesn't Run. You Still Have Options. A non-running vehicle is one of those problems that feels bigger than it is. You can't drive it away. You can't easily list it. The junkyard offer is insultingly low. And every…
The Samaritan Car Care Clinic was able to do a vehicle title transfer for Amanda M. “I am so grateful for the team at the Samaritan Car Care Clinic, St. Vincent de Paul - Northern Kentucky, and Life Learning Center.…
Denise T. proudly stands beside her new-to-her van. Denise has been through a job training program at Brighton Center, so access to affordable and reliable transportation is a key part of Denise’s efforts to stay on the path to financial…
There's a Version of This Where You Drive Past the Car Next Week With a national car donation service, here's roughly what happens: a tow truck takes your car to a regional processing center, the car gets assessed and sent…
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…
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,…
Most Cars Donated to Charity End Up at Auction. Yours Doesn't Have To. Here's the part of the car donation industry that the big national organizations don't put on the front page of their website: Most donated vehicles are sold…
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…