MileOneCares Gives $420K in Vehicle Grants
MileOneCare’s Vehicle-Matching Grants are awarded to nonprofits who are struggling with transportation issues. This program provides a resource and an opportunity to secure suitable, reliable, and affordable vehicles to meet the organization’s transit needs for the safety, comfort, and dignity of the clients they serve. Those who receive these grants are responsible for raising funds for 50% of the cost of the vehicle and MileOneCares provides funding for the other half.
Read on to learn more about how these grants are impacting lives in the communities where we live and work.
Athletes Serving Athletes (ASA) holds races and events in Maryland for athletes with limited mobility. A cargo van is essential to the success of these races as they allow ASA to transport and store the required equipment for these athletes. This past Spring, MileOneCares awarded ASA a grant to help purchase this van.
Madi’s Place is a licensed group home in Maryland who provides 24-hour support services for their residents. Through the MileOneCares grant, Madi’s Place was able to secure a vehicle for the purpose of getting their children to school and other essential appointments.
Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Company
Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Company in Baltimore County was struggling to provide life saving services as their Emergency Response Vehicle was in an accident. Funding from MileOneCares allowed the Fire Department to purchase a new response vehicle enabling them to better serve their community.
Paul’s Place is a community outreach center that serves more than 75,000 hot lunches a year and offers programs in job training, housing assistance, computer classes and family workshops. They also distribute medical supplies and essentials to the community. Prior to their MileOneCares grant, Paul’s Place was distributing these goods out of a plastic wagon. The purchase of a vehicle allows Paul’s Place to significantly expand both the volume of supplies they can deliver and the geographic area they can serve.
Richcroft provides residential and personal care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Transportation is an essential element to providing these important services. Funding from this grant allowed Richcroft to purchase a safe and reliable vehicle to transport clients with disabilities to and from daily activities.
Signal 13 Foundation provides financial assistance for Baltimore City police personnel who experience financial hardships. With their vehicle-matching grant, Signal 13 was able to provide an accessible vehicle to a Baltimore Police Lieutenant and his family, who can no longer walk or use his upper extremities due to ALS.
Southeast Community Development Corporation (SCDC)
SCDC and the Rose Street Community Center are expanding their community clean-up and violence prevention services in Southeast Baltimore. A vehicle was essential in the success of this expansion to the Ellwood Park community, where they are rehabbing vacant homes and making community improvements to attract new homeowners and reduce the residential vacancy rate.
Village Family is a hunger-relief organization whose mission is to make sure that no one goes without assistance or goes to bed hungry. With their new vehicle, Village Family distributes food, clothing and essentials year round to those experiencing financial hardship in Virginia Beach serving 10,000 people annually.
Providing access to safe transportation is at the heart of our giving, and we look forward to continuing our Vehicle-Matching Grants program through MileOneCares. To learn more about all of our transportation-related initiatives, visit www.MileOneCares.com