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About transMISSIONs
What is transMISSIONs?
transMISSIONs, The Good News Garage Vehicle Donation Alliance is an innovative opportunity for Jewish Family Services to accept vehicle donations as a revenue stream to fund programming.
What does “Powered by transMISSIONs” mean?
Jewish Family Services has chosen to become a transMISSIONs alliance member, trusting the experience and expertise of Good News Garage to manage their vehicle donation program. Your vehicle donation is powered by transMISSIONs, meaning Good News Garage will handle all aspects of your donation, including: intake, pick-up, evaluation, repairs, disposition, required receipts and tax paperwork.
What is Good News Garage?
Good News Garage(GNG), a program of Lutheran Social Services, is a unique car donation program. The mission of Good News Garage is to create economic opportunity by providing safe and reliable transportation options for people in need. GNG accepts, repairs and awards donated vehicles to New England families striving to become financially self-sufficient. Families use the cars to commute to work, bring children to childcare, medical appointments and more. Founded in 1996 in Burlington, Vermont, Good News Garage has since grown to serve clients in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Since our founding, Good News Garage has received more than 12,000 car donations and awarded more than 3,500 vehicles to New England families in need.
What makes transMISSIONs different from other car donation programs?
There are many players in the car donation industry. Unfortunately, what may appear to be a charitable donation program is often a for-profit liquidator. transMISSIONs offers its nonprofit allies an honest and unique alternative to other car donation programs. transMISSIONs is a program founded on transparency, professionalism and equitability. When you donate your vehicle to Jewish Family Services you can be assured the amount Jewish Family Services receives as a result of your donation will be the highest possible share of your vehicle’s value.
How will my car ultimately support Jewish Family Services?
Your vehicle is ultimately converted to cash benefiting Jewish Family Services. Good News Garage always aims to get the highest price and most useful value, which hopefully includes a family using the vehicle. In the case of vehicles matched with a family in need, Jewish Family Services receives the auction value in accordance with a standard and fair division of proceeds, based on third party evidence of what similar vehicles are valued at in the local auction market.
Many donated vehicles are evaluated to determine their best future use. Vehicles that can be repaired at a reasonable cost and provide a new owner with a year or two of safe and reliable service will be awarded to a family in need. Cars with unusually high mileage, certain high-end models and cars requiring costly repairs will be sold. In either case, Jewish Family Services will receive a mutually agreed upon share of the vehicle sale price or market value. You can feel good knowing that your vehicle donation will be helping to further the mission of Jewish Family Services as well as the mission of Good News Garage.
How are the families who receive a vehicle qualified and evaluated?
Good News Garage serves clients regardless of gender, religious beliefs, ethnicity or sexual orientation. Prior to receiving a vehicle from Good News Garage every client is qualified through a fair application process, in accordance with the Good News Garage mission. This comprehensive application process includes an employment verification, budget review and more to ensure the individuals and families possess the maturity and financial ability to own and maintain a motor vehicle. Jewish Family Services may refer their clients to Good News Garage, which means your car may directly help a client of Jewish Family Services!
How are the cars that go to families repaired?
All vehicles receive a 72-point safety inspection from a local partner garage providing their services to Good News Garage at a discounted rate. Based on the findings from the safety inspection, the garages determine which vehicles can best be repaired to provide a family in need with one to two years of safe and reliable service. This proves to be a win-win scenario as Good News Garage receives quality automotive repairs performed by certified mechanics while helping to stimulate the local economy by providing work to a neighborhood garage.
What is Lutheran Social Services?
Lutheran Social Services (LSS) is the parent organization of Good News Garage. LSS is a social service agency, with a 140 year history of providing human care to New Englander’s, including: adoption and foster care services, residential homes for teens at risk, services for refugees and immigrants, disability and in-home care services, affordable housing and assisted and skilled nursing care for elders and disaster relief services. LSS is a member of Lutheran Services in America (LSA), the national umbrella network of Lutheran social ministries that together comprise one of the nation's largest charities. One in 50 Americans is served by a Lutheran social ministry program. You can be assured your donation to Jewish Family Services is being handled by a trustworthy organization with a rich and longstanding history.
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