Things your church can do:

Refer low income people who need a car or car repair. With a pastor’s referral, they could be driving a vehicle within a couple of days. Pastors call 651-773-3083 and leave a message saying when would be the best time for a volunteer to talk with them on the phone for about 5 minutes.
Let your congregation members know that if they donate a vehicle to us they will be able to use the Kelly Blue Book – private party value as a tax deduction. Donating it to most other organizations will result in a much smaller tax deduction because most other organizations sell their donations at wholesale auctions and then the person can only deduct the sale amount and not the Blue Book value. To donate a vehicle, just bring the vehicle and title to Lake Elmo Repair, 11179 North Stillwater Blvd., Lake Elmo, MN Monday – Friday 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 651-770-7699 You will receive a tax deductible receipt. If it runs, we can use it to help a low income family.
Help low income people find mentors. See the Mentor Involvement sheet for details. This is a critical need which can only be met by the local church as explained in Why Bible and Church Involvement.
Include St. Croix Valley Christians In Action in your local mission giving.
Have several of your congregation members trained to facilitate the Crown Small Group Bible Study. All of your members will benefit from this Bible study and it also is one of the approved budgeting courses for low income people to receive a free vehicle from St. Croix Valley Christians In Action. For course and training information contact the Crown Financial Ministries representative at 651-238-3030.
Volunteers are welcome to help with car repairs, cleaning cars and feeding the recipients and volunteers. Volunteers are not scheduled so just show up at 8 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday of the month at Lake Elmo Repair. See #2 above for address.