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Your support will fuel community aid and drive positive change through four main program areas: 

• Financial Assistance makes critical safety repairs accessible for vulnerable BIPOC, Women, LGBTQIA+ community members who rely on their vehicles to maintain their livelihood, shelter, and health. Low-income households often have to choose between safe and reliable transportation and other essential expenses. Financial assistance has provided roughly $120,000 for critical safety repairs for 120 individuals since 2012
• Community Workshops on the basics of vehicle maintenance and repairs makes this knowledge more accessible for BIPOC, Women, LGBTQIA+, and low-income people, which protects them from being taken advantage of by building agency and confidence around their cars. Community workshops have served over 300 participants over the more than 50 events organized since 2012.
• Lights Out on Racism provides educational resources, free exterior light inspection, and bulb replacement for our BIPOC and low-income community that is disproportionately targeted and stopped for these common safety citations. Lights out on racism has provided resources and services to more than 500 individuals since 2020.
• Apprenticeship trains new automotive technicians and service advisors in an inclusive and affirming learning environment, creating new employment pathways for marginalized people who are underrepresented in the industry. Apprenticeship has increased diversity and representation in the industry – of the 12 apprentices trained since 2012: 100% are LGBTQ+ (with 58% transgender and/or nonbinary), 42% are women, 33% are BIPOC, and 58% were low-income when entering the program.