Program recipient Arnetia, baby Kaydence, and their minivan are doing great! Arnetia came in recently to pick up her title! She has owned her minivan, which she named Suzie, for over a year now and said it has been such a blessing to her. It has allowed Arnetia to maintain employment and stability. We were
How do we love our volunteers? Let us count the ways …. They give up their time and put their energies into helping us achieve our mission to provide safe, reliable transportation to families and individuals referred to Wheels4hope. 1: You spring into action when we need you. From changing the oil on a donated vehicle
Chris is a wonderful example of an individual that receives a blessing and passes it along. Catholic Charities Jobs for Life Program referred Christopher (Chris) Burke to Wheels4Hope. Agencies like Catholic Charities work with their clients on goals of self-sufficiency before referring them to the Wheels4Hope program. Chris was working part time due to limited
This Holiday Season, Wheels4Hope is calling on the local community to be a “Driving Force” and change lives by donating cars which provide affordable, reliable transportation to families in need. In 2017, Wheels4Hope seeks to place 50 cars, transforming the lives of over 150 individuals and families in the Triad. This is only possible through donated
Jessica and her boys have been without transportation since 2015 when her car was totaled in an accident. Jessica started a home cleaning business and has struggled to maintain that service without a car. They have received rides from friends and someone temporarily loaned her a car. Jessica was taking courses but was unable to
Sherrell and her daughter were referred to us by Community Action Opportunities and were given keys to their “new” 2005 Toyota Corolla. “I am an active, single mom and this car will bring a sense of sustainability in our lives. The positive outcome will allow us access to our larger community and all that we can learn and
Essay on Experience Volunteering at Wheels4Hope By Hannah Klemmer We all placed our hands on the car. It was the middle of September and the morning sun was peeking out behind the clouds. I was standing with one hand on my camera and the other on a bright red 2005 Toyota sedan. Behind the car was a
Tina is currently a student of Phlebotomy at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Without this vehicle, it would be very difficult for me to travel back and forth from the campus to my clinical sites,” said Tina Stephanie was referred to Wheels4Hope from our agency partner the Mary Benson House in Asheville. She works as a peer support
Louise’s commute to work takes her an hour and a half (one-way) relying on public transportation. She works full-time for Xerox as a Customer Service Representative and has never owned a vehicle before. She received housing and support services from Urban Ministries’s Helen Wright Center for Women who referred Louise to Wheels4Hope. Since then she
Wheels4Hope Greensboro received the Volunteer Center of Greensboro’s Non-profit Volunteer Program of the Year award at their annual luncheon on October 12th at the Empire Room in Greensboro, NC. We are honored to receive this award. It wouldn’t be possible without the dedication and hard work of all our volunteers. Here is an excerpt from The