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         So far AIM Services, Inc. has completed the following steps following incorporation:

·        Met with the local neighborhood association to explain our mission and plans.

·        Secured a grant for necessary site work to establish the physical address needed to obtain a used car dealership license.

·        Negotiated zoning as a used car dealership for the donated site.

·        Installed an office trailer, utilities and landscaping to support automobile delivery and individual owner donations.

·        Helped more than 30 eligible clients receive automobiles.

·        Developed a vehicle safety checklist for use by our mechanics.

·        Identified and retained mechanics who are willing to refurbish and repair donated vehicles below customary rates and to provide “mobile” services.

·        Partnered effectively with a variety of social service agencies to facilitate the sales and maximize effective management of the arrangement.

·        Obtained a used car dealership license.

·        Developed operational procedures for intake, evaluation and client accounts.

·        Obtained grants from the Lutheran Foundation and the Victory Noll Sisters to defray our start-up costs and portions of our operational / expansion expenses.

                                                  >History                                                                

Aim Services, Inc. is an Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit organization created for the purpose of fostering human dignity through experiencing the dignity of work. 

Affordable transportation for the marginally employable is quite limited.  Some “buy-here / pay here” lots are notorious for selling cars with limited or non-existent warranties and high interest rates to the those who are poor or may not have an established credit record.  This is our target audience.  Conventional car dealers are less interested in selling cars in the price range we anticipate (under $1,500.00).  AIM Services accepts donated automobiles – spending what is necessary to repair them to the point that they are both safe and reliable – and sells them to our target audience at a charge that would typically be more than the cost of the repairs but slightly less than the automobile’s market value.

The initial goal of AIM Services, Inc. is to make available affordable and reliable transportation for the “marginally employable”, that is, persons who do not ostensibly possess or are able to demonstrate a steady or consistent employment history by reason of:

• a pattern of welfare dependency;

• a history of alcoholism and/or drug abuse or documented marital abuse;

• a recent release from incarceration; or

• partial disability, handicap or mental impairment.

 Once suitable candidates are identified, the cars are delivered and the paperwork completed.  Aim Services operates as a car dealership abiding by all Indiana laws applicable to such dealerships.  Aim pays sales tax to the state on all car sales.  Aim directly finances the buyers and charges no interest.  We have established safeguards to minimize the buyer churning the vehicle.  These include establishing a relationship with the group or agency which recommended the client to us, retaining the power of attorney for the vehicle and appropriate contract language to give us the right to re-possess the vehicle in case of persistent default in payments.

                                              Employer Identification Number:  35-2136616
                                              State of Incorporation:  Indiana
                                Internal Revenue Code Qualification:  Section 501(c)(3) [Click to view IRS 501c]
                                              Address:         P.O. Box 10783
                                                                     Fort Wayne, IN  46801