OnRamp serves single parents more than any other demographic, and while most are single moms, we are delighted to bless single dads as well. Our 146th client, John, is a loving and devoted dad to his FIVE kids, ages 5-14, who all live with him. He works full-time for the city of College Station plus part-time for a local funeral home to pay all the bills, and spends the rest of his time caring for these children. But that got much harder when the engine in his truck died. It was too old to repair, and left the family stranded. John was able to borrow a relative’s car on occasion, but it could only fit a few of his children at any given time. So every day, John would wake early to drive the 3 younger children along with his nephew to their school in Bryan, then come home and pick up the older two to take to their charter school in College Station, and then head to work. In the afternoon, he’d do everything in reverse. And that was on good days when he could borrow a vehicle. This meant family trips to church, the grocery store, or the movie theater were impossible.
Fortunately, our great friends at Methodist Children’s Home nominated John to OnRamp for a vehicle donation. We gladly accepted him into the OnRamp family and donated this Honda Odyssey to him last week. Not only does John once again have a vehicle of his own, but he can now transport his whole family in one go! They can do and see all of the things families should be able to do and see. We are so grateful to help this single dad continue to love and provide for his kids.
As usual, we want to thank our Client Care volunteers for leading this case, especially Tiffany Thompson and Mary Johnson, Joe Dewolf for finding this van, Christian Brothers Automotive for doing all the needed maintenance and repair at a huge discount, and our volunteer Brent Hairston for cleaning and prepping this vehicle for donation. As always, name, story, and pictures are shared with client permission.
In case you missed it, OnRamp wrote a book to help you find and purchase a reliable used car without getting taken advantage of. It includes our list of best and worst used vehicles for reliability, tips for avoiding scams, and many more helpful tricks to make your car buying and ownership process as painless as possible. Download for $20 here, with all proceeds going to OnRamp to help us afford more vehicles for clients like John.
