
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Dr. Shanequa Smith
Community Representative
VICE PRESIDENT
C. Anthony Parker
Elk City Auto Spa
SECRETARY
Jane Hange
WV Alliance for Sustainable Families Board Member
TREASURER
Sam Hickman
National Association of Social Workers, WV Chapter
Cara Pogue
Underwriter – Standard Accounts South
Envoca Insurance
Luke Carney
Toyota Motor Manufacturing WV
Emily Halen
WV Supreme Court of Appeals
Frank Bush
Attorney
Jared Wyrick
President
WV Automobile Dealers Association
Kyle Robson
Commercial Insurance Agent
McGriff
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jennifer Thacker
Good News Mountaineer Garage
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Ron Wiles Jr.
Good News Mountaineer Garage
Good News Mountaineer Garage is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. We rely on the generous contributions of vehicles and money from individuals, churches, organizations, and businesses. Your donations are tax deductible and may also qualify for a direct state tax credit (when available) for half the value of your vehicle.
ABOUT US
OUR VISION
At Good News Mountaineer Garage, we are dedicated to treating all people with dignity. That’s why we work to find our neighbors a safe, reliable vehicle so they can make it to work and provide for their family. Because when one of us becomes self-sufficient, our whole community benefits.
WHAT WE DO
Good News Mountaineer Garage is organized, and shall be operated exclusively for, the charitable and educational purposes of repairing and providing donated vehicles to persons moving from welfare to work, and other low-income persons needing transportation for employment, or to attain education goals.
Good News Mountaineer Garage is a 501 © 3, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing safe, reliable transportation to West Virginians with lower incomes who are working toward a goal of financial independence. We do this by accepting donated vehicles, making necessary repairs to those vehicles, and then providing them to qualified West Virginians to use as transportation to and from work or job training.
Good News Mountaineer Garage is able to put people on the road to self-sufficiency with the help of many individuals and organizations. Our model consists of accepting repairable donated vehicles which are then distributed to families across the entire state of West Virginia in need of transportation to work or job training. Since its inception, Good News Mountaineer Garage has provided over 3,500 vehicles.
HOW IT WORKS
We accept donated vehicles and make all necessary repairs, then distribute them to people with demonstrated need statewide.
Since its inception in 1999, Good News Mountaineer Garage has provided more than 3,500 vehicles to West Virginia families.
GNMG is involved in an ongoing process to measure the outcomes of its programs. The results of this past year's respondent follow up study showed:
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From July 2019 through June 2020 GNMG has provided 246 vehicles to meet the transportation needs of 314 adults and 443 children.
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Number of cars provided to families total approximately 3,500 since inception: in FY21, GNMG will provide 250 vehicles.
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In the past four years we have provided 903 vehicles to meet the transportation needs of 1,122 adults and 1,680 children.
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DHHR TANF's Director reported to the US DHHR that GNMG was one of the case managers' most valuable programs to help people get off public assistance.
A follow-up survey of TANF vehicle recipients showed the following:
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87% were no longer on TANF
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9% were on TANF but were in training or the 6 month transition stage of moving to employment
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4% were still receiving TANF and not in training or transition
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36% are able to attend more school activities
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36% accessed better child care
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21% moved to better housing
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31% accessed improved medical care
STAFF
Amanda Duckworth
Administrative Assistant
Clifton Seckman
Quality Assurance Coordinator
John Silcott
Quality Assurance Assistant