The SVdP members provide a team of at least two volunteers to make a home visit and interview identified candidates. Volunteers will further assess the candidate's need for a vehicle and possibly identify barriers to ownership, such as health or financial issues. 

Through announcements in the St. Francis Parish weekly bulletin FORUM we locate vehicles for those most in need.   Volunteers who assist with connecting a candidate with a vehicle have the joy of knowing they made a difference in helping someone become self-sufficient.   They bear the gifts from our community, & they hear the personal "thanks" from the recipient. 

Any vehicle that is NOT in good enough condition to pass the mechanical inspection, can be donated instead to an organization which accepts vehicles in any condition.  Like:

People receiving donated cars from Friends In Deed must be low income residents of Washtenaw County for whom a car is a necessity for work, school or a medical condition. We usually use 200% of the Federal Poverty Level as an income guideline but also consider household expenses. Ownership of a car must be affordable and  clients must have a valid driver's license. We do an assessment and verification, including documentation, to determine if they meet our criteria to receive a vehicle. All clients referred to St. Vincent DePaul by FID must also meet this criteria.