About

Cars for Keeps offers more than dependable cars; it offers financial stability and community!

Our mission is to break the cycle of poverty through affordable vehicle ownership and financial education.

About

We support and empower those working to get out of poverty.


Having a reliable vehicle can mean the difference between employment and unemployment, safety and risk, and independence and helplessness. Studies show that having access to a reliable vehicle correlates with less stress, higher earnings, and more employment opportunities.

This is why Cars for Keeps not only leases vehicles to those in need, it also provides stability, freedom, dependable transportation, financial education classes, and most of all—hope to those working to find a way out of generational poverty.

 

Meet our Board of Directors

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We envision a world of grace where people are empowered to change their lives through knowing the love of Jesus. 

1 John 4:11, 12:Dear Friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is made complete in us.

Meet our Staff

Cory Shively

Executive Director / Founder

A Purdue University graduate and former business owner in Lafayette, Indiana, brings strong financial, operational, and leadership skills to the Cars for Keeps team. With a background in running and growing small businesses, Cory helps ensure the organization is both mission-driven and well-managed. He is passionate about applying his experience to support families working toward stability, independence, and a better future.
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Our vehicle lease-to-own car assistance program breaks the cycle of generational poverty.