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About 160 charitable groups in the U.S., from Maine to Hawaii, help needy people get affordable cars. Programs vary—some sell cars at cost, others provide cars for free, and still others arrange low-interest loans. California has four, all in the Bay Area. Read more: Is there a better way for the working poor to find wheels?

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Source: The National Consumer Law Center's Working Cars for Working Families program. Graphics reporting by Ken Bensinger.

Lorena Iñiguez Elebee and Thomas Suh Lauder / Los Angeles Times

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John_David_Galt at 12:53 PM November 06, 2011

Click one of the dots on the map.

ZimpleMoney at 10:33 AM November 04, 2011

Where can someone get the list?

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