By quantifying poverty, tactics can be determined for reducing it. Measurement of poverty also enables developing nations to evaluate the success of their programs and direct their development strategy in a context of swiftly shifting economic conditions. In 2021, the poverty rate for children (under 18) was 16.9%, 4.2 percentage points higher than the national average, while the rate for adults 65 and over was 10.3%, 2.5 percentage points lower than the average.

The Adverse Impacts of Illiteracy

Lack of knowledge or inadequate training can have a wide range of detrimental effects on an individual’s life and society. They include social, economic, and health-related factors, which have significant repercussions. The impacts become more severe, long-lasting, and irreversible the longer someone faces them. Improving the quality of instruction and the general approach to teaching is required to address the global problem that the lack of education symbolizes.

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Cars For Kids is a charitable organization that places an emphasis on supporting our future--our precious children. With generous car donations made each year from  - donors nationwide, all vehicle and car donations significantly change the lives of at-risk youth and their families, providing them with educational opportunities that allow them to reach for their dreams.

About Cars for Kids

Cars For Kids is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit charitable organization established in 1992 with the mission of dropout prevention and helping at-kid youth graduate high school. As the original “Cars for Kids”, they accept car or vehicle donations from anywhere in the United States.  All net proceeds from donations are dedicated to helping teenagers facing adverse situations rise above their challenges and earn their high school diploma. Every diploma equals a life changed and a brighter future for us all.

Donating to Cars for Kids

Cars For Kids takes any make or model car in any condition. In addition, the organization also accepts all sorts of vehicles such as trucks, boats, Vans, SUVs, RVs, ATVs motorcycles, jet skis, trailers, and other motorized vehicles. Those giving can take advantage of free towing services, with money raised going to provide educational resources and opportunities for kids in desperate need of support. Donations fund not only education, but also food, clothing, childcare, and medical care such as eye examinations.

Why Donate Your Car?

Selling a used car or other vehicle might seem like an attractive option to make some money, but there are even better reasons to consider donating to Cars for Kids’ charitable cause. Consider all the ways that your generous gift will make a difference for some worthy teen and for yourself:

• Changing Lives Through Education
• $50 Gift Card
• Maximum IRS Tax Deduction
• Simple Donation Process w/ Free Towing
• Free Up Garage Space
• Avoid Hassle of Selling or Costly Repairs
• Take Pride in Knowing that You Made a Difference!

Changing Lives Through Education

100% of the profits from the sale of used cars and vehicles help teenagers at-risk graduate high school. Many of these kids lack the structure to succeed in traditional educational settings. Funds generated from charitable car donations provide an environment in which these kids can excel and thrive.

With a diploma in hand, these young adults can then go on to college or trade school and pursue a better life thanks to the generosity of caring donors.

You'll Get a $50 Gift Card

 As a show of appreciation for your generous donation, you will receive a $50 gift card. This token can be used to purchase clothing, food, entertainment, or whatever you like.

Receive Maximum IRS Tax Deduction

Your donation to our car donation charity is 100 percent deductible; you'll see significant savings on your taxes, putting money in your pocket while doing good for others. Simply keep the receipt and copies of paperwork to validate your donation claim, and your accountant will help you earn money back for your generous gift.

Simple Car Donation Process w/ Free Towing

Schedule free towing and pick up when it works for you with our complimentary towing service. As you donate a vehicle, you free yourself from costly disposal and maintenance repairs, while we help you with all the necessary paperwork needed to make the transaction legal. From start to finish, the entire process is headache and hassle-free. Simply call or contact our organization from our website, and we will lead you through all the necessary steps to donate.

Free Up Garage Space

Don’t let that old car or truck take up valuable space in your garage, driveway, or carport. Donate to Car for Kids and free up additional space that can be used for storage or useful purposes.

Avoid Hassles of Selling or Costly Repairs

Selling a car or vehicle can often be inconvenient and time-consuming. You can avoid the hassle of marketing, haggling, and scheduling associated with selling a car by simply donating to Cars for Kids.

In addition, repairing a car is often more arduous and expensive than the vehicle is often worth. Cars for Kids will accept any vehicle running or not.

Take Pride in Knowing that You Made a Difference!

Cars For Kids is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization with a “Top Rated” status from Great Nonprofits. There are several reasons to donate your car or vehicle, but helping kids get an education is by far the most important. When you make a car donation to Cars for Kids, you can take pride in that you are making a difference and truly changing lives.

How to Donate a Car or Vehicle?

Donating a car or vehicle to Cars For Kids is easier than you might think. Call the organization directly or visit www.CarsforKids.org to submit your information via the website. We'll come and pick up your car, truck, or other vehicle hassle-free once you've scheduled a time that works for you.

At the time of your scheduled pickup, you'll be provided a temporary receipt that can be used to start the tax education process. One of our dedicated title professionals will contact you to lead you through the process of transferring a title easily and efficiently. Your car will then be inspected and repaired by our qualified staff members in preparation for resale. If it is determined that your donation cannot be restored and repaired, it will still qualify for sale under the "salvage" category.

Your vehicle will then be placed at auction, and once it sells, you'll receive a 1098 C tax form that gives you all the necessary paperwork to finalize your tax deduction documentation. Rest assured that you've done something wonderful that will have long-reaching effects on teens and their families hoping to take advantage of educational opportunities and career pathways. Cars For Kids provides kids in need with the funding, resources, and educational environment needed for disadvantage kids to succeed.

Make a Cash Donation

If you don’t have a car or vehicle to donate to Cars for Kids, you support their cause in other ways. You have the option to support our charity through gifts of financial support as well. Cash donations can be made one time only or set up on a recurring monthly basis, with all proceeds going to support kids and families in need. Regardless of what form your gift takes, remember that 100 percent of your financial support is tax-deductible, so you're giving and receiving in a transaction that benefits all involved.

Cars for Kids has been helping at-risk youth and their families with their generous financial donations and services that offer greater educational opportunities to enhance and enrich future career paths. As the original Cars for Kids, they have been helping kids earn their diplomas for over three decades.

Write Off The Car, Not The Kid!

 Cars for Kids has been helping at-risk youth and their families with their generous financial donations and services that offer greater educational opportunities to enhance and enrich future career paths. As the original Cars for Kids, they have been helping kids earn their diplomas for over three decades. Make a difference and contact us today to learn how you can Write Off The Car, Not The Kid!

Due to the restraints placed on us by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, there will be some vehicles which we are allowed to sell only to Dealers. These vehicles have been clearly marked on the windshield and will be announced during the auction.

To purchase vehicles as a Dealer from Cars for Kids you must be a licensed Dealer and registered with our organization. To register with us as a Dealer please call us at 972-274-5437.

If a vehicle is clearly marked as “Dealer Only” and it is announced during the auction, and an individual bids on and/or wins this vehicle they will forfeit their $200 deposit.

These are guidelines set forth by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and it is imperative that as an ethical organization we abide by them while doing our best to meet the needs of our donors and customers. 

Christian looked like he was on his way to becoming one of these kids. His mother was addicted to drugs and his ill father was unable to work. Following a period of homelessness, Christian and his dad found housing but it was almost too late. Christian was far behind in school, something often difficult for kids without a strong support system to overcome.

Thankfully, Christian was able to take advantage of an alternative high school supported by Cars for Kids that helps students catch up on their classes and ultimately complete high school. Christian finished his junior and senior years on time, earned his high school diploma and then enrolled in a college pre-law program.

Christian is just one of thousands of Cars for Kids success stories. But, for every Christian there is another child who slips through the cracks in North Texas.

From higher paying jobs to better health outcomes, the benefits of earning a high school diploma are well documented. Unfortunately, there are thousands of kids in North Texas who do not graduate and are unable to thrive by taking that first step to a better future.

Cars for Kids is a Dallas-based nonprofit founded in 1992 long-known for its tagline: “Write Off the Car, Not the Kid”®. We take donated cars and other types of vehicles, auction them off and 100% of the net proceeds go directly to support local schools and organizations that provide high quality resources for all kids – especially those who have struggled in our communities – in order to give them an opportunity to build a better future.

These programs offer smaller class sizes, flexible educations schedules, free transportation, eye glasses, mental health services and other solutions allowing kids to focus on the important stuff: learning, working and caring for their loved ones. This ensures that kids leave with a plan to either continue to higher education or enter the workforce.

We believe every kid deserves an opportunity to build a better future. Will you join us by making a monetary donation to Cars for Kids on North Texas Giving Day, September 22?

Make your pledge here: www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Cars-For-Kids/

It’s going to take all of us to help today’s kids take the right next steps for a better life. The first step in helping them finish are donations from heroes like you!

Thank you for your generous support.

Colin Weatherwax, CEO of Cars for Kids

DONATE TO CARS FOR KIDS FOR NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY

We believe every kid deserves an opportunity to build a better future. 

Join us by scheduling your gift for North Texas Giving Day and you can continue to drive our mission forward helping kids graduate ensuring a better tomorrow!

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Each August, as a new school year begins, I reflect upon our work at Cars for Kids and how we are helping kids across the state build a better future. My own journey at Cars for Kids began when I was 18, washing the cars going up for auction. Despite being the low man in the chain of command, I took my job seriously and believed in the Cars for Kids mission to help all kids finish high school. I knew that education was important and recognized that I had opportunities that others might not.  

I graduated high school, earned an Associate's Degree, a Bachelor’s Degree, and eventually earned my Master’s, never leaving Cars for Kids.  It was not easy going to school and working full-time.  I often thought about the kids who did not have a path or even access to an advanced degree, let alone a high school diploma and knew that I had no excuse to finish.   

Cars for Kids is a Dallas-based nonprofit founded in 1992. You’ve probably heard the slogan on the radio: “Write Off the Car, Not the Kid”®. We take donations of cars and other types of vehicles and auction them off.  These funds are used to help change the lives of youth by providing a quality high school education in an environment where they can flourish and graduate.   

I worked my way through the organization – I think I have held nearly every job at Cars for Kids. I learned the organization inside and out and began taking on leadership roles as I progressed. Today, I am proud and honored to serve as the Cars for Kids Chief Executive Officer. More importantly, I am excited for the future of Cars for Kids and to witness firsthand how we can help more kids access life-changing resources.  

Throughout our history, the primary focus of our funding has been Texas schools that help kids finish high school. Today we are working to expand our support to charities throughout the country. Our first organization under this new model is the San Diego Center for Children. The funding from donated cars goes to helping the Center provide foster care, evidence-based therapeutic, educational, and transition-age services to children and families struggling with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. 

Our new focus will help us grow our outreach and drive additional fundraising to help kids across the country by providing the necessary tools to assist children from all walks of life. 

I am immensely proud of the work we have done and are doing at Cars for Kids and I look forward to the future as we work to help more kids move forward in their lives. Will you join us by donating a car or making a monetary donation? It’s going to take all of us to help today’s youth take the next steps for a better future. And the first step is helping them finish high school. 

Thank you for your support of Cars for Kids. Together we can create a better future for our kids. 

Sincerely, 

Colin Weatherwax 

CEO, Cars for Kids 

Cars for Kids CEO, Colin Weatherwax, joins Pete Thomson from The Consumer Team on NewsRadio 1080 KRLD AM to share all the great opportunities available at Cars for Kids to be a part of helping kids in our community. Tune-in and learn how donating, buying or selling your car makes a difference!

DALLAS - The supply chain back-ups that are leading to high demand and low supply in the vehicle market may stick around for some time. That’s not just a problem for people who buy and sell cars, but also for the groups out there the rely on them to help others.

The latest estimates from Auto Forecast Solutions show the computer chip shortage continuing and potentially reducing new car manufacturing in the United States by 200,000 units in 2022. That very problem has led a lot of Texas car lots to sit very low on inventory and struggle to get used cars to fill things out.(Source Spectrum News)

That problem also rings true at the Cars for Kids lot in Dallas, where leaders say they certainly haven’t been immune to that shortage of vehicles moving in the industry.

“Right now our donations are down, so we need cars now more than ever,” said Cars for Kids Interim CEO Colin Weatherwax.

Cars for Kids certainly differs from other car lots in North Texas; though as all the used cars on their lot won’t be sold traditionally, but will go via virtual auctions they hold on Saturdays — and they’re certainly not selling for a profit.

The organization benefits the Texans Can Academies, schools that provide a high school education for students that have struggled in traditional settings or are in need of a second chance at an education after not graduating the first time.

D-Karington “DK” Chaney can definitely tell people the benefits of that. These days, he works at the Cars for Kids lot taking pictures of the vehicles that come in and helping to prepare them for auction while he pursues his high school diploma. But not long ago, he was without a job and it looked like school was off the table.

“I found myself in a hard spot. Kinda didn’t want to go to school, mom got cancer,” said Chaney.

Chaney dropped out of school to be with his mom and help out at home, but quickly found the decision limited his options severely.

Then, Chaney met Cars for Kids’ late CEO Malcolm Wentworth.

“Malcolm said, ‘I’ll change everything for you,’” said Chaney. “Gave me a job, but you know what the catch was? Can’t get a job unless you go back to school.”

Since then, Chaney has worked at Cars for Kids to help support his family while working toward his graduation, which he’ll finally achieve this winter at a Texans Can Academy.

As Chaney walked the lot taking pictures for the weekend’s auction, there were certainly a lot of noticeably empty spots. But the organization also likely has more spots filled compared to other car lots, since they’re willing to open it to a wider variety of vehicles.

Chaney showed off cars that looked nearly new and worked well, along with others that looked like they weren’t about to drive anytime soon. There were unique vehicles like a World War II-era car, an old ambulance and large motorhomes as well as bikes, motorcycles and boats.

Cars for Kids accepts donations of pretty much any vehicle, running or not, and turns them around for the cause. Chaney said even the rigs in the worst shape tend to find buyers who may just want them for parts or have any other number of ideas for the buy.

Leaders at Cars for Kids said the run on used cars right now has certainly been a challenge as some people that would normally donate have turned to trying to sell instead.

According to the charity’s website, they’re also offering to help people consign their used cars in exchange for a small proceed of the sale going to the cause. Weatherwax said they’re also offering $50 gift cards along with the usual tax deduction that comes from a donation. After all, the charity’s motto is, "Write off the car, not the kid."

Leaders at Cars for Kids encourage anyone looking to get rid of an old vehicle to give them a look — especially right now, while they’re very in need of inventory to help their cause.

As he took pictures of a Lexus that just arrived on the lot, Chaney couldn’t help but smile. After the organization pulled him up, he said every car they get feels like a great find to him, as he knows the change it can bring to kids' lives.

“Trying to get the money for the kids so they can get a second chance like I did,” said Chaney.

Cars for Kids join Major League Baseball team, Texas Rangers, in 50th-anniversary celebration with a $50 VISA gift card as a thank you for every car donation.

Cars for Kids is giving away $50 VISA gift cards for every car donation to help commemorate 50 years of family memories with the Texas Rangers. This massive collaboration of two passionate Texans sees Cars for Kids partner with the Texas Rangers during the team's 50th-anniversary celebration.

Major League Baseball (MLB) came to Texas in 1972, with Arlington Mayor Tom Vandergriff championing the move for American League owners to transfer the Washington Senators to Tarrant County, creating the Texas Rangers. Over the years, the team has grown in leaps and bounds, with several laurels to its name and massive followings in Texas and other parts of the United States. In celebration of the feats achieved by the Texas Rangers in the past five decades, the team has reeled out plans for its 50th anniversary season. Cars for Kids, which holds the title of the exclusive car donation program of the Texas Rangers, is joining the celebration to help support at-risk students in Dallas and Fort Worth.

Cars for Kids aims to take the celebration off-field by encouraging more people to donate any vehicle, running or not, to help kids across Texas graduate and build a better future. Cars for Kids offers free towing, an easy donation process, and friendly customer service representatives to walk you through the process from start to finish. The 501(c)3 charity will give away $50 VISA gift cards for every car donation as part of the celebration of The Texas Rangers’ 50th-anniversary season.

For further information about Cars for Kids and learn how to support the cause of making the world a better place one educated kid at a time, visit - www.carsforkids.org or call 972-274-5437. Cars for Kids can also be found across social media, including Facebook and LinkedIn.

Remember, Write Off the Car, Not the Kid®.