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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 programs. That’s not nothing. But scale and local impact are not the same thing. And…
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 month it sits there, you’re still paying registration and insurance on something that doesn’t move….
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. Receiving this Honda not only allows me to get to and from work but also…
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 independence. The Samaritan Car Care Clinic received a donated Honda Odyssey 7 passenger van perfect…
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 to an auction somewhere in the country, it sells for whatever the market will bear,…
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…
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…
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 at regional auto auctions. A percentage of the proceeds goes to the charity. The car…
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…
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…