Help put a Tampa Bay area family
in the driver’s seat!

Wheels of Success 1st Build a Car of 2013
Allstate | Gold & Diamond Source / Hands Across the Bay
Leadership Tampa Alumni | PNC Bank | Precision Kia

From the veteran needing transportation to get back into the workforce after serving our country to the domestic violence victim trying to leave her abuser and start a new life ... and from the healthcare provider who is struggling to get to work to care for her patients to the youth aging out of foster care and hoping to continue his education, transportation is often the last piece of the puzzle for these individuals to get on their feet.

The Wheels of Success Build A Car program enables individuals or teams to "adopt" a car from our  inventory of donated vehicles and to fund all or part of the repairs needed to get it road ready for someone on our "waiting for wheels" list.

The average cost to repair and recondition a donated car is between $2000 – 2500, but as little as $25 (our negotiated cost of an oil and air filter change) can help us initiate the repairs to Build A Car for a local family.

Please join with our current Build A Car partners and help us get another local family on the road to success!

To date, Wheels of Success has provided 499 vehicles and an additional 521 auto-related services to give Bay area families the keys to success. For more information, please call 813-490-9443.

Because sometimes the key to success is simply ... a key.

Waiting for Wheels!

A man who struggled with illness and temporary homelessness after being laid off from his job … His car was totaled in an accident and he is currently taking the bus from his home in Temple Terrace to his job in Carrollwood. He must catch the bus hours before his shift starts but is grateful to have a job and is doing everything he can to improve his situation.

A veteran and single mother of a 4-year old boy … Her employer says she “has proven to be a dependable and diligent worker.” Having safe, affordable transportation would help alleviate some of the stress she is feeling about getting to work and being able to provide the things she wants for her son.

A woman who attended Metropolitan Ministries’ Employment Boot Camp … She is volunteering in Pediatrics at Tampa General Hospital and is currently employed as an office administrator. She has recently been able to get her LPN license endorsed in Florida, and having personal transportation will enable her to seek a full time nursing job.

Wish List

Wheels of Success always accepts vehicles, boats and RVs (running or not). We are also currently in need of:

If you can donate any of the items on our wish list please contact us.