The Lift Garage
Building Safe Cars and Secure Lives
The Lift Garage's 2nd Annual Fundraising Breakfast
Event will be no longer than an hour. Event Program and link to attend to follow!
Thursday, May 28, 2020, 08:00 AM
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Express Services
Car Care Class
Pre-Purchase Inspections
Auto Repair Services for Low-Income Minnesotans
SAVING MINNESOTANS OVER 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS!
- Free Vehicle Inspections including Pre-Purchase Inspections
- Mobile Van Pre-Inspections to rule out major issues before towing to a shop
- Repairs at discounted rates of $15/hour for labor and parts sold at cost
- Express Walk-in Services for fluid top offs, wiper blades, bulbs and batteries
- Monthly Car Care Class open to customers and the general public
Your Donation Makes A Difference
$15 pays for an hour of labor!
$50 pays for a free, honest pre-purchase inspection!
$100 pays for a mobile van roadside repair of a broken serpentine belt!
$250 pays for front brakes and four new tires - a much safer vehicle on the road!
$500 pays for a new power steering system - a major safety repair at The Lift Garage!
The Lift Garage History & Mission
HISTORY
Working with people experiencing homelessness, longtime social worker Cathy Heying repeatedly saw how devastating the cost of commercial car repair could be for people. In a domino effect, people who couldn’t afford to get their cars fixed couldn’t get to work and so they lost their jobs. Without jobs, people lacked the income to pay for housing and ended up in shelter.
It was also evident that many people who couldn’t afford the cost of commercial car repair, felt that they equally could not afford to stop driving some very dangerous vehicles. Too often people spent bleak Minnesota winters living in cars without brakes or heat.
After recognizing this pattern, Cathy went back to school to earn a degree in Automotive Technology. In April 2013, with board members, donors and volunteers to support us, The Lift Garage opened for one day a week in a rented location in South Minneapolis, famously known as, the ‘garage behind Dan’s Car Wash.’
Shortly after celebrating our fifth anniversary, The Lift Garage moved into it’s own location at 2401 E. Lake Street in Minneapolis. The Lift Garage has expanded services, providing low-cost car repair, free pre-purchase inspections, and regularly offered car care classes. The Lift charges $15/hour for labor and all parts are sold at cost.
MISSION
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 to needed resources.
VALUES
- Excellence
- Respect
- Opportunity
- Justice
Email: info@theliftgarage.org
Website: www.theliftgarage.org
Location: 2401 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone: 6128665840
Facebook: facebook.com/theliftgarage