Routine car maintenance – $60 or $5 a month –
Gas card ~ $60 or $5 a month
Smog ~$60 or $5 a month
Used Car ~ $3000+
Set of tires for a single mother – $450 or $35 a month
Alternator – $180 – or $15 a month
Routine brake job ~ $300 or $25 a month
Rebuild Transmission (most common requests we cannot fulfill) ~ $1500 or $125 a month
Radiator/cooling system ~ $200 or $15 a month
Muffler/exhaust system ~ $200 or $15 a month
Automotive Registration ~ $120 or $10 a month
Routine In-home repairs and maintenance ~ $150-200 or $15 a month
Roof Replacement ~$5000
Dry rot repair ~ $300
Plumbing services ~ $200
Birthday/Christmas gifts for children ~ $100
Spa day for Mothers ~ $150
Back to school clothes ~ $150
Back to school supplies ~ $50
Grocery Card ~ $150
Washer/Dryer ~ $600
Computer ~ $400
Water Heater ~ $450
Refrigerator ~ $800
Serve A Little is the only nonprofit in Sonoma County that provides free to low-cost automotive repair. Over 75% of the requests we receive are for automotive type services. We currently have three mechanics that volunteer there time & shop to help us meet this ever-growing need. But they can only do so much. Our plan is to develop a self-sustaining model program, in Sonoma County, which provides free and low-cost automotive repair services for single mothers in need. Further more we have been working with the Santa Rosa Junior College Automotive Technology Certificate Program. SAL’s Automotive will be providing student instruction and internship experience while showing these students what it is like to give back to their community.
We, at Serve A Little, are looking to not only improve Haitians lives today, but far into the future. In looking forward to the future, we have found partnerships with other non-profit organizations and local Haitian businesses to come up with a venture to provide a steady stream of funds to help build more, and maintain existing schools. These efforts will be run under every aspect of a sustainable and environmentally friendly business model by reducing pollution and non-biodegradable materials throughout the country while employing locals, and creating jobs with the equivalent of a middle class income with all proceeds going directly into the community.
Serve A Little’s recent global effort. 80 for Haiti, focuses on helping rebuild the country of Haiti by building much needed schools for the children. These efforts will provide an education for the country’s future leaders while creating jobs in the local community. With $80,000 we can build one school for 400 kids. Our schools not only provide Haitian Children with the opportunity to get an education but also with lunch everyday throughout the school year.
If you are interested in learning more about these projects and would like to review our business plans we would love to hear from you and discuss ways for you to get involved. Please contact: Matthew Nalywaiko at matthew@servealittle.org or by phone: 707-387-9811