A Glendale father and son run The Junkie Garage so neighbors can keep cars running without shop bills they cannot handle. Michael Kuba learned repairs after his own family was priced out of an air-conditioning fix, and now customers bring the parts and donate what they can for labor. The strongest detail is his 16-year-old son Matthew growing up beside him, learning both a trade and the habit of making a skill useful to other people.
Practical kindness: how one family’s hard repair bill became a pay-what-you-can community service.
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