The Lift Garage, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit auto repair shop, has been recently recognized for its work within the community through a $4,000 grant from the TEGNA Foundation. The shop, also celebrating its 10th year in operation, aims to provide low-income Minnesotans who cannot afford reliable transportation or auto repair with feasible options to get or keep them on the road. .
"Our whole perspective, our whole approach is to try to think about our work as building community with our customers, creating a safe community outside of this place," Cathy Heying, founder and executive director of The Lift Garage explained to KARE 11-Minneapolis. "We are not just fixing these cars for our customers; we are all driving on those roads with unsafe cars that nobody can afford to fix."
According to its website, The TENGA Foundation "is a corporate foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. ... (and) serves the greater good of our communities by supporting nonprofit activities where TEGNA does business."
