Free or Reduced Vehicles
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Cars for Moms is a nationwide charity that provides transportation, vehicles, and car repairs for single parents who need help with reliable transportation. People donate cash or cars to support single moms in need.
To qualify, you need a nomination for a donated car. You can nominate yourself, or someone can nominate you.
Cars for Moms vets all nominees and checks with partners in your state to see if there are donated cars to give away. If there are no cars available, the nonprofit saves your information until they are able to help.
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FreeCharityCars.org is the free car division of 1-800-Charity Cars, a nonprofit organization that accepts donated vehicles to be given to families who are without transportation. The organization has been featured on Oprah, Good Morning America and in People magazine. The company has gifted more than $70 Million worth of vehicles nationwide.
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Cars 4 Heroes is a registered nonprofit that provides free vehicles to veterans, active-duty military, first responders, and their families if they do not have the means to obtain their own. They’ve also added an option for civilians and first responders to apply.
Those interested in applying for a free car from Cars 4 Heroes can do so on the website. Required information on the application includes:
· Name and contact
· Military status and service (if applicable)
· Honors and discharge
· Military ID photo
· Details about need
The application form also asks questions like:
· “How would a vehicle change the recipient's life? Why does the recipient need a vehicle?”
· “How many people does the vehicle need to accommodate?”
· “Number of children in need of a car seat
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Candidates for a NABC Recycled Ride® vehicle cannot self-nominate. They need to be nominated, or “sponsored” by a charity that knows them and is familiar with their situation.
We rely on our charity partners to know the people they nominate and to select good people to bring forward. People who are who they say they are, that the information they provide is accurate, and that they will pass a background check for a clean criminal record and clean driving record. We are looking to provide a gift that truly changes someone’s life, not a second household vehicle.
Amanda Santos, NABC Recycled Rides® Gifting Coordinator, asantos@nationalautobodycouncil.org