Cathy Heying is working hard to fix a problem: during her 16 years as a social worker, she discovered car trouble could make people homeless. Heying said, “It doesn’t have […]
In the bays of the nonprofit Lift Garage in Minneapolis, mechanics are on a mission to provide low-cost auto repairs. "We serve Minnesotans that are at 150% of the federal poverty guideline or lower. For a family of three...
This is the story behind the start-up last April of The Lift Garage, the godsend for low-income folks with ailing vehicles and the brain child of Heying, a woman with […]
It was five years ago when 69-year-old Judith Hergenes was driving to work and was rear-ended by another driver talking on his cell phone. Doctors told her that a woman […]
“For years, she wished someone would do something about the problem. Then one day Heying realized, “Oh dang, I think that somebody might be me.” In 2008, she quit her […]
A nonprofit repair shop in Minneapolis helps people with low incomes keep their cars—and their lives—running smoothly. An article from Woman’s Day Magazine. Read the full article here.
As a social worker, Cathy Heying did what she could to help people in tough situations. Often a vehicle was involved. “I kept hearing similar stories,” she said: Cars would break down, and their owners couldn’t afford the repair.
Your car isn’t just a way to go from one place to another. It symbolizes staying on the road to success.
Granted, The Lift Garage may sound pretty typical: As cars are waved in and go up on lifts, staff members in maroon polo shirts file paperwork and assist customers in a room that serves both as a front office...
This Unlikely Mechanic Saw A Pattern Affecting The Poor, And Now Works To Repair It
