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Used-Car Donations Take a Hit ” WSJ article discusses the recent decline in car donations and the tax law changes, and mentions exceptions to the fair market value deduction rules.” |The Wall Street Journal | September 2008

Used vehicle program offers a new lease on life Sometimes four wheels can make a big difference. | La Crosse Tribune | June 2008

Rolling out the Red Carpet for Working Wheels “Port Jobs hosts a premiere screening of the Pursuit of the Dream video” - Port Jobs | August 2008

Tax Breaks For Donating a Car Tax breaks for donating a vehicle haven't completely vanished, giving people a way to unload a gas guzzler that isn't attracting much interest in the used-car market | The Wall Street Journal | July 2008

Drive out of Poverty with a car A good, reliable automobile can make the difference in getting up from the bottom- CNN Money.com | May 2008

The used-car blues: exorbitant interest, little recourse Floridians subjected to unscrupulous car practices - Waveney Ann Moore | St. Petersburg Times | March 2008

Program puts cars in hands that need them - Wisconsin State Journal | January 2008

Pursuit of the Dream: Cars & Jobs in America, a video just released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, explains the importance of affordable, reliable transportation for building the economic success of low-income families and their communities.

 

Partnership to End Poverty in Redmond, Oregon opened their doors on November 15, 2007. They are helping families by facilitating car sales with local car dealerships for low wage working families in Prineville/Crook County. Please contact Nicki Mehta at (541) 504-1389 or nicki@partnershiptoendpoverty.org to find out more about their services.

To read more about the program, visit their website at www.partnershiptoendpoverty.org and read the following article, Keys to Opportunity in Crook County.

Car Ownership Policy and Practice Convening was held in Baltimore, MD in September 2007. To review agenda and materials presented during the convening, please click here.