Anybody who lives in or around New York City is familiar with the “car donation” ads that appear on the radio and on billboards. 1010 WINS plays one of these commercials every half hour. Donating your car can provide financial help to families in need. You can also donate a car to provide aid to cancer research foundations and other similar causes in the NYC area.
Instructions
1. Contact Kars 4 Kids. You may know this organization from the frequent commercials on the radio. Located in Lakewood, New Jersey, Kars for Kids accepts donations in and around New York City. If you live in Brooklyn, you are eligible for express towing. Contact Kars 4 Kids at (877) 527-7454 or visit its website to get more information (see Resources below).
2. Call the American Relief Foundation. This organization uses the proceeds from car donations to give food, clothing and shelter to needy children. American Relief Foundation will pick up your vehicle, even if you live in Manhattan. Call the American Relief Foundation at (888) 435-7801 to learn how you can donate your car, or visit its website (see Resources below).
3. Use Donate Car to help Joy For Our Youth. Check out the Donate Car website, which explains that the Joy For Our Youth foundation provides for the “spiritual, emotional and practical needs of Jewish children from impoverished or dysfunctional families” (see Resources below). Donate Car will handle all of the expenses, including towing fees. To learn more, call Donate Car at (866) 211-5277 or locally at (212) 537-3818. You can also write a letter to the organization's office at 410 Park Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, New York, 10022.
4. Get same-day towing when you donate your car to the Tree of Life foundation. Tree of Life works with Meals on Wheels to give meals to homeless and less fortunate families in all five boroughs of New York City (see Resources below). Call (800) 364-5849 for more information.
5. Contact Feed The Hungry Inc. This organizations accepts car donations in New York City as well as anywhere within a 100-mile radius of the city (which includes New Jersey and Connecticut). Your donation will go towards feeding needy families in the New York City area. Call (866) 583-6109 or (888) 396-1121 to learn how you can donate your car to Feed the Hungry. You can also email the organization at n19500@aol.com (see Resources below).
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