Chris Jacobs created Wheels of Success to help low - income workers get cars . In 2000 , as the manager of a staffing agency , Jacobs was struck by the high number of clients who lost jobs in which her office had placed them because they could n't always get there . The organization gives donated , used vehicles to qualified applicants . Use of cars often gets in the way of people making a living , Jacobs says . The top 10 Car Heroes will be announced on October 1 .
Chris Jacobs created Wheels of Success to help low - income workers get cars . The organization gives donated , used vehicles to qualified applicants . Use of cars often gets in the way of people making a living , Jacobs says . The top 10 Car Heroes will be announced on October 1 .