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Detroit
Nonprofit,
Vehicles
For
Change,
Awards
10 More
Cars to
Detroiters
In Need
of
Reliable
Transportation
 DETROIT
-
Vehicles
for
Change
recently
awarded
10
vehicles
to
eligible
recipients
during
ceremonies
at its
Detroit
headquarters.
Greg
Packer,
CEO of
AccessPoint
and
Advisory
Board
Chair of
Vehicles
for
Change,
and Jim
Mack,
Vice
President
of
AccessPoint,
participated
in the
car
awards
ceremony.
One of
the
vehicles
awarded,
a 1998
Mercury
Mystique,
belonged
to
Mack’s
late
mother.
“I’m
delighted
that our
family
can
contribute
to
another
family’s
climb
toward
greater
personal
and
financial
independence,”
said
Mack.
Five
people
who
received
cars
also got
$100
Shell
gas
cards,
courtesy
of
AccessPoint.
The gas
cards
will
become
part of
all
future
Vehicles
for
Change
car
awards
in
Detroit.
“We know
that
reliable
transportation
is one
of keys
to
consistent
employment,”
said
Packer.
“The gas
cards
help the
car
owners
get off
to a
good
start.”
“Through
this
program,
I am now
able to
drive to
work
every
day,”
said
Detroiter
Gancy
Littles,
Vehicles
for
Change’s
most
recent
car
recipient.
“I know
it will
open up
doors
and
opportunities
for me.
I
recommend
the
program
to
anyone.”
“We are
happy
for
Glancy
and the
other
car
recipients,”
said
Teresa
McFadden,
Director
of
Operations
for
Vehicles
for
Change
Detroit.
“We also
want to
thank
AccessPoint’s
Greg
Packer
and Jim
Mack for
their
generous
support
of
Vehicles
for
Change.”
The
vehicles
were the
last of
28 car
awards
made
available
through
a grant
from
Wayne
Metropolitan
Community
Action
Agency
(Wayne
Metro).
A new
grant
from
Wayne
Metro
will
soon be
designated
for
additional
car
awards
by
Vehicles
for
Change.
Wayne
Metro
has been
providing
services
to low
and
moderate
income
individuals
and
families
since
1971.
Vehicles
for
Change
took its
first
step
toward
national
expansion
by
opening
up its
second
location
in
Detroit,
Michigan
in the
summer
of 2015.
Founded
in the
Baltimore,
Maryland
area by
Martin
Schwartz,
Vehicles
for
Change
sells
low-cost
vehicles
to
qualified
applicants,
helping
them
achieve
much-needed
transportation.
The
program
guarantees
low-interest
car
loans,
under
$1,000,
helping
recipients
build
credit
while
achieving
pride of
ownership.
In
addition,
the
vehicles
are
repaired
as
needed
before
being
sold and
carry a
six-month/6,000-mile
warranty.
More
about
Vehicles
for
Change
Baltimore-based
nonprofit
Vehicles
for
Change
Inc. (VFC)
empowers
families
with
financial
challenges
to
achieve
economic
and
personal
independence
through
car
ownership
and
technical
training.
Since
1999,
Vehicle
for
Change
has
awarded
5,140
cars to
low-income
families,
changing
the
lives of
more
than
15,000
people.
Our 2011
study
found
that 75
percent
of
Vehicle
for
Change
recipients
achieved
better
jobs
and/or
boosted
their
earnings
an
average
of
$7,000
within
the
first
year.
For
additional
information,
please
visit
www.vehiclesforchange.org
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