Mission Statement
The Lift Garage offers people a vehicle out of poverty by:
Providing low-cost quality car repair,
Connecting with community partners to strengthen the support network; and
Linking customers with needed resources.
Impact and Programs
Accomplishments
The Lift Garage provided low-cost car repairs for Minnesotans who met the
150% Federal Poverty Guideline. During the current year, The
Lift Garage repaired 857 cars saving their customers $533,000 in car
repair costs as compared to purchasing those repairs at current
market rates. In addition, free inspections were completed on 124 cars
with advice not to spend money to repair the vehicle as the repair
outweighed the value of the vehicle and therefore, saving repair costs. Pre-purchase
inspections were performed on 37 cars saving $2,775 in inspection costs.
Express service appointments were performed for 71 cars providing bulbs
at no cost and wiper blades, batteries, and fluid top offs at cost. 163 mobile van inspections were
performed to determine if cars should be brought into the shop for repairs.
Current Goals
Our goals are: to serve 1600 customers by completing 4700 hours of repair work, to restart our car care classes and have 140 attendees, and to provide 350 transportation supports to our customers (tow services, uber rides, and more)
Community or Constituency Served
The Lift Garage serves any Minnesotan whose income is at or below 150% of Federal Poverty Guideline.
Geographic Area Served
Primarily the 7 county metro area but anyone living in the state of Minnesota is eligible.
