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En el Metroplex: Reparaciones gratuitas de automóviles
This article originally appeared on Telemundo Dallas. Autocare Haven está financiado por personas y organizaciones generosas que pagan a los mecánicos para que ofrezcan sus servicios de forma gratuita para familia de bajos ingresos en el norte de Texas. Para los interesados en que un mecánico calificado repare su vehículo, revise los criterios y envíe una…
This North Texas charity fixes cars for free. ‘It was a godsend’
This article originally appeared on KERA News. KERA | By Christopher Connelly About a decade ago, Manuel Tellez’s pickup truck was in bad shape. The 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 was constantly overheating. “It was just one thing after another, and I didn’t have any money to get it repaired. And what I did is I went…
Check Out Manuel Tellez’s Story
This article originally appeared in Voyage Dallas. Today we’d like to introduce you to Manuel Tellez. Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started? After completing a summer internship in my hometown of…
Eight Texans Who Are Taking On Some of Our Biggest Challenges
This story originally appeared on Texas Monthly. Whether helping prevent military suicides, providing free vehicle repairs, or reversing a childcare desert, these Texans are finding creative solutions to big problems. Helping Underprivileged Job Seekers Look Great on LinkedIn For disadvantaged, ambitious twentysomethings, the path to landing bigger jobs can be intimidating—and unexpectedly expensive. This trio…
Texas nonprofit helps low-income vehicle owners afford auto repairs
This article originally appeared on Shop Press by Lee Procida | Jan 24, 2023 At any given time, about 1 in 5 vehicle owners are delaying some sort of auto repair, with the most common reason being that they can’t afford it, according to the Auto Care Association Factbook. All this deferred work adds up to an estimated $31 billion…
Autocare Haven: How A Neighbor’s Nonprofit Pumps The Brakes On Expensive Car Repairs
This article originally appeared in Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate. Manuel Tellez was working to make ends meet when he moved to Dallas in 2006. It was a tall task with an unreliable money pit of a vehicle. The brake pads needed replaced. Then every part in his cooling system broke. With no one to ask for help,…