If you’ve searched for WGBH car donation, you may have come across a recent feature about Good News Garage on All Things Considered. The story, titled “This New England Nonprofit Fixes Up and Gives Away Cars to People Who Need Them”, highlights how our organization helps individuals and families in need gain access to reliable […]
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Every year at Good News Garage, we award between 150 and 200 refurbished donated cars to neighbors in need. Some of these car recipients share their stories with the newspapers and TV stations in their hometowns. Good News Garage car recipients often come from difficult circumstances and are working hard to steer their lives in […]
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Donating a hybrid car like the Toyota Prius to Good News Garage can be a great way to extend its life. Much of the environmental impact from hybrid cars and electric vehicles (EVs) happens at the time of manufacturing. After that, they are much easier on the environment than traditional internal-combustion engine vehicles due to […]
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A national car shortage being fueled by the pandemic has made purchasing a reliable used car harder than ever for low-income families, and for many, has made it financially out of their reach. The national car shortage has been in the national news a lot lately. A few examples include “New cars to remain scarce […]
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Having a reliable car remains a necessity for living a productive life for most people in most places in the United States. With the exception of people in big cities with sprawling public transportation networks and maybe people who live in futuristic utopias with personal flying saucers — we’re thinking of “The Jetsons” — nearly […]
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On September 9, 2021, Good News Garage (GNG) celebrated its 25-year anniversary at our Burlington, Vermont headquarters. The event drew dozens of supporters, including founders of the organization, car donors, partners and volunteers. Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy and Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger joined in the celebration by speaking about the important role that Good News […]
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Our client Jeremy Prevost from Greenfield, Massachusetts was featured in his local newspaper, the Greenfield Recorder. Jeremy received the donated car of a New England car donor who wanted to make a local impact. The newspaper asked Jeremy what it meant to finally have a safe and reliable car of his own. An excerpt of […]
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On January 8, 2021, Emma Wetherby of Bellows Falls, Vermont was awarded a 2007 Toyota Camry. The car was donated by a generous Vermonter. Emma’s new car will transport her and her son both near and far, taking them wherever they need to go on their journey forward. Emma’s local newspaper, the Brattleboro Reformer, posted […]
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Nicholas is a third-shift worker at a grocery store in his hometown of Gardner, Massachusetts. Without a vehicle of his own or public transportation available during the hours he works, he was walking to and from work, and everywhere else, through whatever weather New England dished out. Not only is this unsafe, but it limited […]
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Published almost thirty years ago, Julia Alvarez’s book, In the Time of the Butterflies (En el tiempo de las mariposas in Spanish), is an emotional, soul-stirring read. The moving account details the fictionalized experiences of the Mirabal sisters living under the Trujillo regime. She introduces her readers to themes of sisterhood, freedom of movement, activism, […]
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With a fresh college degree from UMass Lowell, our client Travis Barrett from Pelham, Massachusetts was ready to get his career started. There was only one thing missing, a safe and reliable vehicle. Like so many places in New England, the area where Travis lives isn’t serviced by public transportation. Relying on friends and family […]
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We thoroughly enjoy getting to know each one of the clients we award a donated car to in Massachusetts and Vermont. As soon as we met our client Ahmed, from Cape Cod in Massachusetts, we were impressed by his work ethic and attention to detail. We noted how he meticulously wrote down every detail while […]
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