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Former VFC Recipient Purchases Car From Freedom Wheels

When Deedri Whiteโ€™s Dodge Durango broke down during the muggy summer of 2010, she knew exactly where to turn to purchase a car:ย Freedom Wheels, a subsidiary of Vehicles For Change that sells used cars to the general public.

Back in 2007, White found herself without a vehicle or the funds to buy one. A coworker referred her to Vehicles For Change, where she learned she needed a sponsor. White reached out to Anne Arundel Countyโ€™s Community Action Council, and shortly thereafter was awarded a beige 1994 Nissan Sentra by Vehicles For Change.

โ€œFrom start to finish, I only went about two weeks without a car,โ€ said White. โ€œThe whole process was easy. The Nissan was great.โ€

White drove the car for three years, before it was totaled in an accident in 2008. Her next car was a Durango, which broke down in 2010 while White was without a job. Relying on unemployment to cover her expenses and on neighbors to take her where she needed to go, White had to wait a year and a half before she had a job and the funds for another vehicle.

โ€œAs soon as I got my tax refund this year, I went to Freedom Wheels,โ€ said White, who purchased a gold 2001 Honda Accord.

Like all cars sold by Freedom Wheels, 100% of the proceeds from Whiteโ€™s purchase went back to Vehicles For Change. The funds will be used to repair vehicles that will be awarded to low-income families.

โ€œI would recommend Vehicles For Change and Freedom Wheels to anyone,โ€ White said, โ€œThe Honda I have now โ€“ I took it for a three-hour drive to West Virginia, and it ran like it was new.โ€