BREAKING NEWS: OnRamp San Antonio Served their FIRST CLIENT!

On Friday, our new OnRamp San Antonio pilot program donated a vehicle to their first client. She's a domestic violence survivor whose identity we're keeping private for her safety (she is not in any of the pictures). Lack of a vehicle meant that she and her kids spent hours riding buses trying to get where they needed to go. The kids couldn't participate in extracurricular activities at all (school buses only run at the beginning and end of the school day). This mom's employment options were severely limited by distance and proximity to a bus stop. This is EXACTLY the type of family we want to serve!

After Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services nominated her to OnRamp, our brand new SATX team interviewed and accepted her. As always, we gave her action steps to complete before receiving a vehicle, which she accomplished in record time! She met with a budget counselor and fine-tuned her spending. She met with job counselors to find better wage employment that she'll now be able to access with a new car. She even built her savings substantially despite the hardships she faced. She did everything we asked and more.

So last week, she received a mint Toyota Camry. We are so proud of our SATX team! Nick Fordyce, Jan Watson, Wesley James Taylor, Jason Todd, Ross Rohrbough, and Sydney Hunt, thank you for making this possible. Nick, thank you for doing all the repairs at your Christian Brothers Automotive - Stevens Ranch for free for her. Joey Dewolf, thank you for finding this stellar car for us out of Colorado.

If you live in San Antonio and want to join this growing team of volunteers or donate to this cause, please let us know. And please spread the word to any SATX folks you know.

PS. Please note that no OnRamp Brazos Valley funds were used for this donation. All funds came from an extremely generous grant to OnRamp National. Local money stays local to help families in your own town.

ANOTHER FIRST: OnRamp hosts a Care Care Clinic at Aggieland Pregnancy Outreach

We gathered former clients at Aggieland Pregnancy Outreach on Saturday to teach them about car maintenance and look over their donated vehicles. Vehicle-ownership education is a huge part of OnRamp’s program because it ensures our clients get the most out of their cars for the lowest cost. It protects the investment you all have made in these wonderful client families, and it gives them essential knowledge they can pass down to their children. We hope to do many more of these Care Care Clinics in the future!