So after a bit of searching through our database of supported charities, we happened upon Project Linus, a charity that gives new, handmade blankets and afghans made by volunteers to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need.

It was a perfect match. The staff at Cars 4 Causes ® is a creative bunch with a serious knack for arts and crafts. We ended up making six blankets for Project Linus, all of which were not only warm and functional but absolutely adorable.

As The Charity That Gives To Charities®, Cars 4 Causes ® has always embraced the concept of helping others as one of our core values. But it’s not just a job; it’s a way of life.  And we’re not just employees, we’re community members.

Whether you volunteer, give financial support or donate your car, you truly can make a positive impact on the lives of those in need. In the spirit of giving, especially in light of recent events, Cars 4 Causes ® encourages everyone to do what they can to make a difference, and help others in their times of hardship.

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He worked hard to raise the funds to purchase a 1941 Studebaker Champion Coupe, which he intended to fix up as a project car. On Wednesday evening, January 6^th 2010, according to witnesses, it was stolen right out of the driveway!

Barry posted an ad on Craigslist, http://ventura.craigslist.org/cto/1544223163.html, offering a $1000 reward to the person who leads to the recovery of the car.

“Help me find this Car !… This is a Lousy feeling… Imagine if you had worked very hard for something for a Long time, and some low life takes it away from you !… I feel like my child has been kidnapped…”

While Cars 4 Causes is a national charity, we never forget our roots or our neighbors. We’re helping to spread the word about Barry’s car, and hoping that everyone’s efforts will get it returned to its rightful owner. We’re asking that everyone in the Ventura County area keep an eye out for Barry’s car, and contact Barry at 805-218-3658 if you see the car or have any information that could lead to its recovery. It’s a very unique car, and there are currently no cars like it in Ventura County, so if you see it, don’t hesitate to call.

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Since its founding in 1902, Goodwill’s® mission has been to find work for the disabled and disadvantaged. Edgar J. Helms salvaged discarded household items from the wealthy with the purpose of giving the poor the opportunity to work, repairing them for resale. It was the start of what is now the Goodwill® Stores, and today they still provide employment for thousands of people. Though they still actively seek clothing and household items donated by the public, Goodwill® also works with vehicle donation to fund their life changing programs. Goodwill® programs are continually funded by people who are able to donate a car to charity. When you donate a used car to Goodwill®, the car that no longer served a purpose for you takes on great meaning as a car donation. Your vehicle donation provides funding for a number of Goodwill’s® services such as occupational skills training, career placement and specialized skills such as handling finances and day care. Auto donation enables Goodwill® to help people beyond finding a job so that they can learn to juggle their employment and life obligations. When you donate a car that can be used, your car donation may be used for their Wheels to Work program, a program that helps people find affordable transportation. Your auto donation means the difference between someone struggling to get to work or being independent of public transportation.

http://www.goodwill.org/my-story/brian-edwards/

Goodwill® understands that for people who have been incarcerated it will be even harder to find a job and re-enter public life. The incarcerated who have been released often face barriers such as illness, debt and limited work options because they have a criminal background. Goodwill® finds that second chance for these people and when you donate a car to Goodwill your car donation is that second chance. Your auto donation helps men, women and young people who have served their time get their life back on track. Vehicle donation helps Goodwill® provide specific services that people who have been incarcerated need to break those barriers to find work and begin a new life. Your donated auto funds a pre-release service that helps Goodwill® help people while they are still incarcerated so that they can get a head start before they are released. Auto donation also provides GED and ESL classes so that Goodwill® can help those who missed out on getting their diploma and those who face a language barrier. Your car donation not only provides occupational skill training, but life skills such as parenting, relationship and communication skills helping them make their re-entry into public life a success. If you were ever given a second chance and would like to do the same for someone else, donate a car to Goodwill® and help someone with a past get a chance to build a future.

When Goodwill® founder Edgar J. Helms began his mission, he simply wanted to find a means of providing work for the poor. He began his mission simply collecting discarded household items from the trash of the wealthy and hiring the poor to repair the items. The items were resold in what are now known as the Goodwill® stores. Today Goodwill® remains true to Helms’ mission in providing training employment and career services to the disabled and disadvantaged, and car donation plays a role in funding these services. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your vehicle donation helps Goodwill® meet the diverse needs of the people who come through their doors. Despite the economic downturn, Goodwill’s® training programs and their ability to find out where opportunity lies has helped many people find and keep jobs. With so many people coming to Goodwill® to get back to work, they are in need of people who can donate a car. Your auto donation will help Goodwill® continue to provide their training and careers services so that they can continue to help more people get back to work and on the road to financial independence.

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When someone comes through the doors of Goodwill® they are usually in need of training so they can find a job. Goodwill® began its mission more than a century ago when its founder, Edgar J. Helms, began collecting discarded household items from the trash of wealthy people. He then hired the poor to repair the items to be sold in what are now known as the Goodwill® stores. Goodwill® stores still depend on the donations people bring to them to stock their stores that provide employment for the people they train. But the people who come to Goodwill® in need of training and a job don’t all get placed in retail positions at Goodwill®. Goodwill® also works with auto donation to fund their mission. Vehicle donation helps fund training programs in an array of fields such as banking, IT and healthcare. Besides the initial training and securing of a job, Goodwill® continues to work closely with the people they place by providing assistance in managing finances, child care and more. When you donate a car to Goodwill® your vehicle donation may provide funds to keep training programs accessible or even provide transportation to someone who would otherwise be unable to get to work. Goodwill® also operates the Wheels to Work program, a program that needs people who can donate a car to charity. Your donated auto may provide affordable transportation to someone who would not be able to afford a car otherwise. Vehicle donation helps the people who Goodwill® place in jobs maintain their job with a steady source of transportation.

Connecting across the globe isn’t new to Goodwill®. Many of the agencies that were first formed in the seventies across the world are still operating today. Though their oldest international member, Instituto de Buena Voluntad, was founded in 1925, well before vehicle donation became an instrumental part of fundraising for Goodwill®, car donation is relied on today to help Goodwill® continue their mission both here and abroad. Today there are thirteen organizations around the world that proudly call themselves Goodwill® and auto donation will help Goodwill® continue to bring their mission to other international organizations. These international organizations are working hard to follow Goodwill’s® founding mission of creating opportunities for people with disabilities. For every person who can donate a car to charity such as Goodwill®, their car donation helps build stronger, independent people. Goodwill’s® vehicle donation program makes it easy for anyone to support a worthy cause and extend a helping hand to people across the globe. Your car donation today will help Goodwill’s® mission travel further across the globe tomorrow.

Goodwill® has been providing training, employment and career services to the disabled and disadvantaged community, and auto donation is another resource that makes it possible for them to meet many diverse needs. Goodwill® believes that everyone should have the opportunity to reach their potential. When you donate a car to Goodwill® you are helping Goodwill® extend their hand to people who want to work but need the proper training. Your car donation means that people who go to Goodwill® for the tools and resources they need to support their families can rely on Goodwill® to be there for them. Though this time of the year is often thought of as the season of good will, Goodwill® relies on people who can donate a car to charity all year long. Your one time vehicle donation helps Goodwill® teach people how to conquer poverty, lack of education and homelessness for a life time. With so many people facing barriers to employment, Goodwill® is working to help each person that walks in their doors get the training they need to secure a job and build a future. Even if you have felt the pinch of the holiday season, you can help someone else plan for a brighter new year and future when you donate a car you no longer need.

Goodwill’s® mission of providing work for the disadvantaged and disabled continues to be at the forefront of everything they do. Today they face the challenges of providing those services for the thousands of men and women who are returning from service in Iraq. Just as providing training and employment for people has always been their mission, Goodwill® has been depending on auto donation to find their services. What started as a way to help the American people, accepting car donations during the second nation wide oil embargo, has become a valuable source of funding for Goodwill®. Your auto donation to a Goodwill® in your community can help the veterans from your own neighborhood as they begin their journey toward building a life after service. When you donate a used car to Goodwill® your used car provides a new life for the men and women who have served this country. Car donation enables Goodwill® to not only provide training and employment to veterans but a variety of services designed to help them strengthen their families too. What better time is there than the holiday season to show appreciation for all the veterans have done for you? When you call Goodwill® and say ’Donate my car’ your car donation is the perfect way to say ‘thank you’ to the veterans in your own community.

Since its inception in 1998, the Cars 4 Causes Clean Air Program® has allowed donors to make a positive impact on the health of our environment through generous car donations of their older, less fuel efficient vehicles while simultaneously generating a much needed financial benefit for thousands of charitable organizations throughout the United States.

We’ve gathered some current statistics to give you a better idea of what the Cars 4 Causes Clean Air Program® is doing, and what you can do to help.

• According to the Carbon Fund Organization, unleaded gasoline has 19.56 lbs CO2/gallon.

• According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average U.S. car usage is 12,000 miles per year.

• While the Environmental Protection Agency’s reports, states that the overall average fuel economy for passenger vehicles of 20.3 mpg. We feel the recent Cash for Clunkers program is more representative of the type of car that we send to our Clean Air Program®. Therefore, according to http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2009/dot13309.htm, the average mpg of a Cash for Clunkers trade-in was 15.8 mpg.

• According to http://www.carbonfootprint.com/plantingtrees.html, an average tree offsets 1 ton of CO2 in its lifetime (100 years)

Based on these assumptions, the average donated car emits nearly 15,000 lbs, (or 7.5 tons) of CO2 every year.  In 2009 alone, Cars 4 Causes received a total of 3,110 car donations that were sent to its Clean Air Program®, and we’ve recycled a total of 36,692 cars since the Clean Air Program® ‘s inception.

That means we’ve kept over 46 million lbs (23,000 tons) of CO2 from entering the atmosphere in 2009. Since we started, the Cars 4 Causes Clean Air Program® has kept over 545 million lbs of CO2 per year from entering the atmosphere!

These numbers are staggeringly large, but to put it into perspective, it would take almost 272,000 trees 100 years to offset that amount of carbon!

While you may not be able to plant eight trees every year to offset your carbon footprint, you can certainly donate your car to Cars 4 Causes, and put an end to those emissions for good.

Cars 4 Causes has always made an effort to improve the health of the environment. We recognize the need for a simple, cost effective way to reduce CO2 emissions, and we are thankful for the awareness that the recent conference has brought to this issue.  We hope that more people will realize the need to reduce these harmful emissions and chose to donate their cars to Cars 4 Causes Clean Air Program® as an easy, proven solution to this global problem.

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Vehicle donation programs have become an important part of Goodwill’s® resources as they strive to continue the work they do. Goodwill® is the leader in providing training, employment and career services to the disabled and disadvantaged community. When you donate a used car to Goodwill® your car donation provides the funds that help Goodwill® train people who come through their doors in search of work. Once they have completed a training program, Goodwill® helps place them in a job that suits their skills and needs. Goodwill’s® services extend beyond training and employment as they also assist people with day care needs, financial issues and more. Just as the Goodwill® stores depend on clothing donations, auto donation provides Goodwill® Career Centers with valuable funding. When you donate a car to Goodwill® you give someone else the opportunity to fulfill their potential and you save yourself time trying to sell your unwanted car. This holiday season you can check at least one item off your ‘to do’ list with ease when you donate a car to Goodwill®.

Goodwill® is about helping people build a better life and in turn strengthening their families. Strong families help make communities strong and without vehicle donation, the one hundred sixty-six independent community based Goodwills® would not be able to reach out into their communities. Vehicle donation helps Goodwill® continue to offer the valuable job training programs that they provide to people who have disabilities, lack education or face any employment challenge. Upon completing any of Goodwill’s&3174; training programs, Goodwill® helps people find jobs within their communities. Communities benefit from Goodwill’s® training as local businesses and merchants find qualified people to work for them. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your car donation may be helping someone in your own community find employment locally. At a time when many communities are watching people lose their homes, Goodwill® is still helping people get the training they need to work and live in their communities. Though monetary donations are dwindling, auto donation has made it possible for Goodwill® to continue doing the work they do. For people who have a car they no longer want or need, it is easy and fast to donate a car to Goodwill® and help turn their community around.

For immigrants who are searching for help finding a job, Goodwill® Career Centers offer Spanish speaking employees to assist in translation. For hearing impaired persons who also lacks English language skills, many Goodwill® Career Centers have an employee who is trained not only in ASL but able to sign in Spanish as well. Lack of English language skills isn’t a problem since many training classes at Goodwill® are taught by bilingual instructors. Goodwill’s® classes in reading and ESL prepare people new to the U.S. so that they can find a job and communicate with their colleagues. And if Goodwill® cannot give someone the services they need, they can point them in the right direction to find them. In order to continue reaching out to the immigrants who come to this country desiring to work, Goodwill® depends on people who can donate a car to charity. Vehicle donation makes it possible for Goodwill® to offer all of these services to the people who need them. Your auto donation helps Goodwill® create job opportunities for people from foreign lands who want to be a part of the American way of life. With your auto donation Goodwill® not only helps with training and employment but is able to help immigrants navigate the U.S. immigration system. Vehicle donation has helped Goodwill® open their arms to the thousands of immigrants who come to this country in search of a better life. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your car donation is one way of making someone feel at home.

Goodwill® has been the leader in training, employment and career services for over a century. Meeting the demands of thousands of people who come through the door of Goodwill® seeking training to help them find a job requires a steady flow of funds. It has become harder to meet that demand as more people find themselves in need of help due to the economic downturn. Vehicle donation has become a valuable source of donation money for Goodwill®. Many people who find themselves with an unwanted car would like to donate a car to charity but are unsure about how to go about it. Auto donation takes little time and gives so much to Goodwill®. Thanks to auto donation, Goodwill® can offer a variety of training programs that meet the goals and abilities of the disabled and disadvantaged community. Once they have completed a Goodwill® training program, many people find work in the field of their choice or right within the heart of Goodwill® in a Goodwill® store or working in customer service. With your car donation Goodwill® is able to continue its mission that began as helping the poor find gainful employment and now encompasses teaching life skills like financial management as well as help finding day care. Today you can shop or donate a car to Goodwill® - either way you can brighten the holidays for someone else.

How has car donation helped Goodwill®? In 2008, one point five million people benefited from Goodwill’s® career services. Every forty-two seconds someone walks through the doors of Goodwill® and in 2008 that added up to more than one hundred seventy-two thousand people being placed in jobs. With so many people in need of employment, especially during tough economic times, your car donation helps keep funding Goodwill’s® vital training and job placement services. If you are interested in helping a good cause but curious as to how much of your donation goes to the actual cause, Goodwill® is proud to say that eighty-four percent of donations go directly to their programs. So when you donate a car to Goodwill®, the money generated from your vehicle donation goes directly to the people who need it most. With more than twenty-three hundred Goodwill® stores, car donation ensures that many of the people Goodwill® trains will find employment within the heart of Goodwill®. At a time when funds are short and demands are high, car donation continues to help Goodwill® do what they do best - provide the training people need to get the job that helps them gain independence.

What Edgar Helms set out to do more than a hundred years ago, creating an opportunity for the poor to obtain work, continues to be the mission of Goodwill® today. Goodwill® stores across the country offer employment opportunities for the very people they offer job training to. Beyond that, Goodwill’s® job training programs encompass numerous career fields and car donation ensures free job training to the disabled as well as disadvantaged community. If you find yourself with an unwanted car and can donate a car to charity, your auto donation helps someone get the training they need to compete in today’s job market. Goodwill® knows how important computer skills are and car donation helps Goodwill® provide the latest computer training. Computer training somewhere else may caught thousands of dollars, but with your car donation, Goodwill® can offer valuable training free to people like Shell Richardson who are starting over and looking for a better opportunity for their future.

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What Edgar Helms set out to do more than a hundred years ago, creating an opportunity for the poor to obtain work, continues to be the mission of Goodwill® today. Goodwill® stores across the country offer employment opportunities for the very people they offer job training to. Beyond that, Goodwill’s® job training programs encompass numerous career fields and car donation ensures free job training to the disabled as well as disadvantaged community. If you find yourself with an unwanted car and can donate a car to charity, your auto donation helps someone get the training they need to compete in today’s job market. Goodwill® knows how important computer skills are and car donation helps Goodwill® provide the latest computer training. Computer training somewhere else may caught thousands of dollars, but with your car donation, Goodwill® can offer valuable training free to people like Shell Richardson who are starting over and looking for a better opportunity for their future.

http://www.goodwill.org/my-story/shell-richardson/

Like Houston, many cities and towns across the country are seeing an increase in homelessness. That increase includes individuals, families who have lost their homes to foreclosure and veterans who have returned home to a diminished job market. Goodwill® has been the leading force in bringing training, employment and career services to the disabled and disadvantaged community. More veterans are coming in through the doors of Goodwill® centers across the country, and Goodwill’s® need for funds has increased accordingly. Vehicle donation is an ideal way of raising funds at a time when organizations everywhere are feeling the pinch of the economy. For people who have a car they no longer need, car donation is an easy way to get rid of that car and help someone in need. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your car donation goes a long way in helping Goodwill® reach out and serve those who have served our country. With a car donation, Goodwill® can offer veterans training for jobs where there are opportunities for employment. With the right training and a good job, veterans can build a home for themselves and get off the streets. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your car donation helps them break the homelessness cycle and help veterans get off the streets and rebuild their lives.

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Clothing and household donations are always appreciated by Goodwill®. The donations of unwanted household items and their subsequent repair by people in need of work is how Goodwill® got its start. Today Goodwill® continues to train and employ people in Goodwill® stores across the country. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your vehicle donation not only provides funds to keep Goodwill® going, but provides affordable transportation for those who would otherwise not be able to maintain employment. Goodwill® has been working with auto donation for more than thirty years. Your car donation supports the training, employment and career services that people get when they walk in the doors of Goodwill®. That car that you no longer need can be a gift to someone in need of affordable transportation. When you donate a car to Goodwill® your car donation puts someone in need behind the wheel and on their way to steady employment. You may take the convenience of car ownership for granted, but your car donation to Goodwill® truly makes a difference.

If you are looking for a good cause to donate your unwanted car to, you can donate a car to Goodwill® and know that you are helping people better their lives. Vehicle donation is a vital source of funding for Goodwill® that helps them continue to provide training in healthcare, IT, retail sales, food services, banking and more. When you donate a car to charity, your auto donation allows Goodwill® to meet the many needs that people looking for a job have. Car donation makes it possible for Goodwill® not only to meet the training needs of people but to give them the opportunity to earn an income while leaning. Your car donation means a paycheck will be there for the people who are getting ready for the job of their dreams. For the people who have been held back from getting and keeping their ideal job, your car donation becomes affordable transportation. Goodwill’s® Career Centers have no limit to what they can provide for the people who come through their doors in search of a job. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your car donation supports every person that walks in the doors of the Goodwill® Career Centers.

http://www.goodwill.org/goodwill-for-you/jobs-and-careers/

Like the rest of the world, Goodwill® has come to realize the importance of becoming committed to protecting the environment. Goodwill® practices green awareness in all of its business practices and car donation is no exception. When you donate a car to Goodwill® that can be used, your auto donation will be put to use in the Wheels to Work program. The Wheels to Work program uses vehicle donations from people who can donate a car to charity to bring affordable transportation to low income individuals. Your unwanted car is the perfect candidate for car donation to Goodwill®. When you donate a used car to Goodwill® that can be used in their Wheels to Work program, someone who would not have the means to get to work is able to keep their job. Car donation helps Goodwill® not only continue to offer job training but job training and placement in environmental and green industries. At a time when funding is short and expenses high, vehicle donation has become a viable means for Goodwill’s® training, employment and career services. If you would like to donate a car to a worthy cause, donate a car to Goodwill®, an organization that works for the community and the environment.

With the demand for jobs and training at an all time high, Goodwill® continues to see people coming in each day looking for help. Vehicle donation helps Goodwill® meet this increasing need. Jobs opportunities have become slimmer thus creating a more competitive market. But despite the tough economic times, Goodwill’s® transitional program continues to train and graduate people regularly. However, tough economic times means Goodwill® needs people who can donate a car to charity. With most people unable to give to charity these days, auto donation provides much needed funding for the many career services that Goodwill® offers people who come through their doors. Goodwill® is a non-profit organization and just as they rely on clothing donations to stock their stores, they look to vehicle donation to keep funding their vital services. When you donate a car to Goodwill® you help Goodwill® help people turn their situation around for the better. If you are looking for a way to support a good cause, it’s as simple as contacting Goodwill’s® car donation program and saying “Donate my car!”

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The kids, Tyler, Logan and Carley, and moms, Sandy, Patti and Stephanie, all felt the joy that comes from volunteering time, efforts and resources.

The gift program, run by the Ventura County Rescue Mission, is called “The Great Toy Giveaway,” and it’s been going on for over 15 years. The Mission gives away about 3,500 new toys during the holidays, spreading the joy amongst 800-900 families, all of them low-income or families on assistance. The program is funded by the Peter C. Foy Foundation, along with toy donations from Toys 4 Tots and other, local toy drives.

As a mom, I was amazed at the sensitivity and the efforts of all of the volunteer children who came to wrap presents.

But here’s what made my heart burst with an overwhelming joy: The kids with us looked at the piles of gifts all around us as we were wrapping, and said, “This is not enough.” They wanted to give more and they wanted to do more.

We moms encouraged that seed of charity, of course; the next day, we took the kids shopping for presents they wanted to give to the kids at the Ventura County Rescue Mission. And we all went back again to wrap more gifts.

In my work here at Cars 4 Causes® The Charity That Gives To Charities®, I’m surrounded every day by the generosity of people giving through their car donations, yet I am still amazed at the human ability to give so much – and thrilled to see this spirit taking root in my child.

The volunteer kids were a blur, moving fast, putting spirit and energy into wrapping gifts for needy children.

Jonathan Leeper, the Ventura County Rescue Mission volunteer coordinator, tells me that he has children volunteering along with their parents all year long. The kids help serve meals. (The Mission serves 700-900 meals every day.) And the children help clean up the dining room after meals.

The holiday gift-wrapping is one of the most touching for the children, as they see how they can directly help other children who are just like themselves – but not so fortunate.

How wonderful it is to see the growth of charity in the next generation!

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Goodwill® works to help youths find their strengths and reach their goals. For younger people who have limited work experience, Goodwill® works to help them figure out a career path. Your auto donation offers young people the opportunity to work with a mentor, find the career that suits them and become independent. Car donation enables Goodwill® to hold career fairs and career days at local schools to guide young people who are trying to figure out where to go after school. When you donate a car to Goodwill® you make it possible for young people who didn’t finish school to attend GED classes. Vehicle donation supports Goodwill’s® career centers where young people who don’t know how to get started can come and find the guidance they need. When someone donates a car to Goodwill® it means more opportunity for youths such as internships, hands-on training and shadowing that lets them learn about potential careers. Donate a car today and help youths reach their potential tomorrow.

Creating positions of employment for the disabled and disadvantaged community is not new to Goodwill®. In 1902 Edgar Helms, Goodwill’s® founder, began collecting clothing and household items from the wealthy and paying those in need of work to repair them for resale. The mission that began as a means of helping the unemployed find work has evolved to include helping the disabled reach their potential as well. Car donation is also not a new concept for Goodwill®. Goodwill®, in its mission to help those in need, began accepting vehicle donation back in the late seventies in a response to the nation’s oil embargo. People who could no longer afford to keep their gas guzzling vehicles were encouraged to donate a car to charity. Today Goodwill® still needs people who can donate a car to continue offering training, employment and career services to the disabled, disadvantaged and people like Santos who, after a life changing trauma, don’t know where to turn next.
When you donate a car to Goodwill® you can help them change people’s lives and start again.

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Goodwill® continues to work diligently to bring their Career Connections Centers to the cities and states that have seen a big loss in employment. Though many people are familiar with the Goodwill® stores, they may not realize that the stores are a source of employment for the very people Goodwill® offers career training to. Goodwill’s® career training and employment also extends beyond their own stores and they successfully place people in a number of different types of companies. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your car donation helps Goodwill® continue to train the people who come to them in need of a job. Your car donation is a vital resource that helps fund the many career services that Goodwill® has come to offer the disabled and disadvantaged in need of work. Goodwill’s® Wheels to Work program depends greatly on people who are able to donate a car to charity. If you have a car you no longer need, when you donate a car to Goodwill® you are helping keep the Goodwill® mission going.

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The year 2009 has been a wild year for car donations and for the auto industry in general. Much of the news swirled around the federal government’s Cash for Clunkers program. The program itself was quite controversial politically and amongst economics scholars. But for the car donation arena, the program’s impact has been decidedly negative.

We’ve seen that many of the used cars that went into the Cash for Clunkers program might have been destined for charity; they were rerouted instead into the scrap and salvage markets, thus both reducing donations to charities and, also, their flooding of the recycle auction markets reduced revenues charities could get from recycling old cars donated to them. We’ll be talking more about this next year.

HR571 – Legislation with Big Potential for Car Donors and Charities

As one of the foremost leaders in the car donation arena, Cars 4 Causes® is always on top of auto industry, auto recycling, and philanthropy trends. For example, one of the little-discussed news items of the year was HR 571, a legislation introduced in January and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means (where it has languished all the long year). This bill could undo some of the damage done by the limitations on deductions for charitable car donations imposed by Congress in 2004. HR 571 would allow donors to deduct the fair market value of car donations up to $2500, and the appraised value on donations over $2500. This would help charities; higher value car donations have dropped since limitations were imposed, and charities have been on the losing end.

Cars 4 Causes® is following this legislation on behalf of car donors and – even more – on behalf of the charities that depend on vehicle donations to fund their causes. We’ll keep you updated.

But now, at this time of year, we know most of us are focused on the hustle-bustle of the moment. We’re receiving a rush of year-end vehicle donations, with donors concerned about meeting 2009 tax write-off deadlines. And that’s where our focus is, too.

Call us at 800-766-2273 or chat with us online if you have any questions about your donation. We’re here to help. And we thank you for your generous donations; so many of your charities depend on them.

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It just seems that you can’t look or go anywhere or pick up a newspaper without having something about the economy staring you in the face. It’s been a tough year for this country, and everyone is feeling the pinch of downsizing, downturns and just plain down. Though we have come to the point where we just don’t want to hear about the economy anymore, we do need to remember that charities like Goodwill® have been hit just as hard and the need of the people has gone up. Goodwill® works to bring training, employment and career services to the disabled and disadvantaged community, but they can not do it without the people who are able to donate a car to them.

Car donation is an important part of the resources that Goodwill® works with to keep their vital programs accessible to those who need them. At a time when many people find themselves suddenly without a job, Goodwill® has more people than ever coming in their doors in need of new skills. When you donate a car to Goodwill® you are helping them continue to provide training that helps people get back out to work and back on their feet. There are no events about car donation to get the word out that Goodwill® needs your auto donation, but you can help today and donate a car that you no longer need. When more people come out and donate a car to Goodwill®, they become the event that helps Goodwill® reach out to the people who need them more than ever before.

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Finding a job is challenging enough for those who are faced with barriers such as lack of skills, poor language skills or poverty. Imagine how much tougher it would be for a disabled person without the services that Goodwill#174; provides. Your auto donation helps Goodwill® reach out to the disabled community no matter what the disability may be. Goodwill® works with the deaf or hearing impaired, the mentally retarded, people suffering from traumatic brain injury and those with Downs Syndrome. When you donate a car to Goodwill® your auto donation helps Goodwill® continue to bring opportunity to the disabled community with their training, employment and career services. Auto donation helps Goodwill® evaluate people with disabilities, whether single or multiple, and help them find their abilities and work to their fullest potential. Goodwill® has always believed in the power of work and if you’ve been wanting to ‘donate my car to charity’, your car donation really can make a difference. Your unwanted car means opportunity when you donate a car to Goodwill® and help them continue to bring the power of work to the disabled community.

Right now we may not be able to bank on the economy and things are uncertain, but one thing is certain. Goodwill® continues to succeed by training people on how to get a job and keep a job. Car donation has always been a part of Goodwill’s® history and when you donate a car to Goodwill® you can be sure that your donation matters. Goodwill® is proud to say that more than eighty-percent of donation funds go directly to the programs they provide to the disabled and disadvantaged community. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your auto donation is a valuable resource in helping Goodwill® continue the work they do. You may be experiencing tough times of your own, but if you have a job you can help someone else find a job too by supporting Goodwill® through vehicle donation. That car you no longer need or want can help someone else realize financial independence when you donate a car. As the year comes to a close and we hope for a better 2010, you can give someone else a head start when you donate a car to Goodwill®.

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When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your vehicle donation helps fund vital Goodwill® services such as resume development, training, adult education classes, computer training and other valuable career services. Goodwill’s® Workforce Solutions provides these services and more that help ensure that people who are disadvantaged, whether by lack of education, or skills, or who have found themselves suddenly without a job, can get the help they need to obtain a job and reach their potential. Car donation has always been a Goodwill® resource and in today’s tough economic times car donation has become even more valuable. Goodwill® is always looking for people with a car they no longer need to donate a car to their cause. A car donation to Goodwill® means that they can continue to offer their vital services to the community. Your car donation to Goodwill® goes a long way. Your vehicle donation to Goodwill® will help displaced workers break down barriers, such as lack of skills or skills that aren’t current, by providing skills that will ensure they can go out and get a job in today’s work force. Auto donation helps Goodwill® help those who are in need of a job change directions and start over.

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Besides teaching people job skills and employment skills, Goodwill® workshops, like the Rent Matters workshop, teaches people how to comparison shop for housing. Though to some people many of these life skills may seem like just basic skills, demand for services that Goodwill® offers has risen since the recession and vehicle donation has become even more important than ever. With so many people being displaced due to downsizing or companies leaving their area, Goodwill® continues to depend on people who can donate a car to keep these vital programs accessible to the people who need them most. For people who are entering the work force for the first time, Goodwill’s® programs can give them an edge in obtaining a job. There are few organizations that do the work that Goodwill® does and when you donate a car to them you will know that you are truly making a vital donation. Your vehicle donation is a lifeline for the people who come into Goodwill® looking for work skills and support. With your car donation you are helping someone learn needed skills, find a job and get a second chance in life.

Goodwill’s® many programs bring training, employment and dignity to the people they help. When you donate a car to Goodwill® you are helping Goodwill® continue their mission of bringing quality of life to men and women during a time when they need them most. Though Goodwill® has been helping people find work for more than a hundred years, it’s never been as needed as it is in today’s tough job market. Without the people who so generously donate a car to charity, Goodwill® would be unable to meet the growing needs of people who desperately need either new skills or new jobs. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your auto donation helps break barriers for disadvantaged people eager to work. Goodwill’s® auto donation is a part of the resources that Goodwill® needs to continue offering the programs they offer to the disabled community as well. When you donate a used car to Goodwill® your car donation can help like Pamela Allen get back on their feet and begin living again.

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Goodwill® is the leader when it comes to car donation, being one of the first non-profit organizations to accept vehicle donation more than thirty years ago. Today auto donation still plays a big role in helping Goodwill® raise the funds they need to continue the work they do. Goodwill® provides training, employment and career services not only to the disabled community but to people who are disadvantaged, whether by lack of education, lack of skills or even a language barrier. When someone comes to Goodwill®, they work with them to find out how they can reach their fullest potential. Goodwill® then provides the training needed to find a job and even more importantly the resources they need to keep that job. Your car donation helps Goodwill® keep on training and placing people in the jobs they need to become and stay financially independent. When you donate a car to Goodwill® it may also mean the difference between being able to get to work or being at a disadvantage because of transportation issues. Your car donation to Goodwill® keeps their Wheels to Work program accessible, providing low cost vehicles for people who are in need of affordable transportation to work. More than eighty percent of donations go directly toward Goodwill’s® mission of finding people work and your car donation makes a difference.

Goodwill® began accepting car donations over thirty years ago with the purpose of helping Americans who could no longer afford to keep their gas guzzling vehicles during the nationwide oil embargo. Today Goodwill® continues to help people by using auto donation as a means of funding the unique services they provide to communities across the country. Goodwill® has been bringing training, employment and career services to disabled and disadvantaged people for over a hundred years. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your car donation helps keep Goodwill’s® OST programs available to those who want to find work and better their lives. Many organizations utilize vehicle donation to fund the services they provide but Goodwill’s® unique mission of changing lives through the power of work depends on people who can donate a car to charity. At a time when many people in this country are without a job, Goodwill® is helping people not only find work but find purpose in their lives. When you donate a car to Goodwill® you are making it possible for someone to find a job, become financially independent and change their life. If you’re looking for a car donation program that makes a difference, donate a car to Goodwill® today and help someone build a stronger tomorrow.

Car donations can help families in need, too. By choosing the charity that benefits from your car donation, you can directly help those in need in your community. Here at Cars 4 Causes®, we’re warmed at this time of year by the donations that we see being made in support of help for those in need of the basic necessities – food, clothing and shelter. We have many such charities on our current list of charities, and — if you don’t see the one you want your car donation to benefit — we are happy to add new charities. In fact, we do. Every day.

Here are just three of the many generous organizations that provide food and shelter.

The Central Downtown Food Basket in Sacramento, Calif., feeds seniors and low-income residents of the community all year long. They serve nearly 700 seniors and 1,500 families every month and do their best to provide healthful food. The group also provides warm clothing and hygiene product to those who need them.

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County helps provide food to those in need by working through a network of hunger-relief charities and community resources in the county. The Foodbank works to eliminate hunger on the local level by providing food and education through collaboration with others.

The McHenry House provides shelter to homeless families in transition to self-sufficiency in Tracy, Calif., and the surrounding area. In addition to temporary housing, the McHenry House provides counseling, guidance, employment referrals, financial planning assistance, medical care and addiction treatment and educational assistance for the children.

There are many ways to donate our time, money and resources. Donating a car is just one. But we’re happy to say that it can be a valuable one that provides funds to the organizations that help those most in need – not just during the holiday season, but all year long.

Happy Thanksgiving. And thank you for giving!

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Goodwill®has long been known as an organization that provides vital employment services to people in local communities across the country. Goodwill’s®participation in the Census Bureau once again shows their commitment to the communities it serves.

An accurate count is vital to the people who seek out Goodwill’s®help in job training, employment placement services and other support services. Goodwill’s®reach with extend to program participants, employees, donors, shoppers and volunteers. They hope their extensive reach and their unique role in these communities will get the word out about how important the 2010 Census is.

Goodwill®is North American’s leading nonprofit provider of education, training and career services for those who are disabled whether by welfare dependency, homelessness, lack of education or physical, mental or emotional disabilities. Goodwill®depends on donations of money, computers, clothes and most importantly vehicle donations.

Vehicle donation have become a major part of the donations needed by Goodwill®. Auto donation is used to keep the Wheels-to-Work program running for people who would have no means to get to work. There are many organizations that ask people to donate a car to charity but Goodwill®uses auto donation to help people stay on the job. Car donations that aren’t used directly by the Wheels-toWork program are used to fund important job training and employment programs for the disabled to help them succeed in the workplace.

The Wheels-to-Work program depends on auto donation to help the disadvantaged as well as the local businesses of the community by filling gaps caused by labor shortages or time constraints. Businesses can count on Goodwill®to bring them contract workers who are fully trained by
Goodwill®to fill needs for jobs for anything from document management to grounds keeping.
Goodwill®offers diverse training programs throughout the communities they serve.

Regardless of how much we can tell you on a website, though, we know that often you’ll feel better informed if you can talk to someone who knows the vehicle donation process and who can guide you through it.

We have a knowledgeable staff on hand for just that purpose. You can call them at 800-766-2273 with your questions.  You can also initiate the process via our website, and then we’ll have someone call you to complete the process.

Overview of the Car Donation Process

Step One:  Submit a Vehicle Donation Form
Submit a vehicle donation form via our Website or contact us at 800-766-CARE (2273). At this point, you provide general information on the vehicle you wish to donate and select the charity organization you wish to benefit. (We accept most intact vehicles, whether they are running or not. No smog certificate is required.)

Step Two: Schedule a no-cost to the donor pick-up
Once you donate your car and it is accepted, one of our tow companies will pick up the vehicle at no cost to you (the donor), or you may drop off the vehicle at one of our car donation center lot locations.

Step Three: Cars 4 Causes® Sells your donated vehicle
The donated vehicle will be sold once we have a clear transferable title. A written acknowledgment will then be sent to you (the donor) for your contribution. You’ll keep this paperwork for your taxes. You’ll find more information on tax write-offs on our FAQ page.

Your Donation Makes a Difference

Whether your car donation is an old clunker or a newer vehicle, a boat, RV or other vehicle, donating it to charity helps those in need. So, please browse our website and get to know us, see our FAQs for answers to common questions, and call us at 800-766-2273.  We’re here to answer your questions.

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Goodwill® recognizes that besides financial issues, many people who should be getting preventative tests and screening may not do so due to transportation problems. For women, Goodwill® brings screening tests like mammograms to them. Your auto donation makes it possible for the people who have no transportation to get the tests that may save their lives. Your auto donation makes preventative care accessible and free. When you donate a car to Goodwill® your car donation makes it possible for people who have never had any preventative care to get it. Goodwill’s® car donation program not only helps people get the training they need, but also helps them to take better care of themselves. There are few organizations that go the extra distance with free preventative care that Goodwill® offers and your car donation makes a difference. Though Goodwill® is known for their training and job placement services, the free preventative care is offered to the disabled, disadvantaged and those who can not afford the services. Goodwill® stores and centers all over the country work hard to help the disabled and disadvantaged and your vehicle donation now helps Goodwill® offer good health.

When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your auto donation is a valuable resource that helps Goodwill® determine interests and abilities of the disabled people they work with. Your car donation means that Goodwill® can help them get the training and skills they need to ensure on the job success. Goodwill® realizes the full potential of people with disabilities and with your car donation they train people and bring out the skills and talents they already have. Your car donation to Goodwill® is much more than just a donation. When you donate a car to Goodwill® you are helping a disabled person reach their fullest potential. Goodwill’s® job connection program helps the disabled dispel the common belief that the disabled are unable to learn and perform certain jobs. When you donate a car to Goodwill® your car donation means the difference between struggling or thriving for a disabled person. Car donation is a vital resource for Goodwill® and the people they reach out to. When you donate a car to Goodwill® you are helping Goodwill® break barriers to employment for the disabled community.

Goodwill® is America’s leading non-profit provider of education, training and career services for the disabled and disadvantaged. Whether someone is disadvantaged due to welfare dependency, homelessness, lack of education, or, like Charlie Sheets, a major trauma, Goodwill® helps them get the training they need. Your car donation helps fund the Goodwill’s® training programs that help people realize their dream of finding a job. Your auto donation means financial independence for them and their families. Along with that financial security, Goodwill’s® programs give disabled and disadvantaged people dignity and a chance to reach their fullest potential. When you donate a car to Goodwill®, your donation will bring dignity and a second chance to the disabled or disadvan