Jumpstart Auto Repair closing doors due to pandemic

For years, Jumpstart Auto Repair in Neenah had been serving the community in more ways than one.

They have now closed their doors permanently, part of the reason because of the pandemic.

REASON IS THEPANDEMIC.NBC 26'S JULIANAFALK REPORTS ONHOW THE GARAGE....DID MORE THAN CARREPAIRS.FOR YEARS..."JUMPSTART AUTOREPAIR" IN NEENAHHAS BEEN SERVINGTHE COMMUNITY..."IT WAS A FULLSERVICE CERTIFIEDMECHANICS WORKINGON CARS."IN MORE WAYS THANONE...."AND THE PROCEEDSTHEN WOULD GO TOHELP SURVIVORS OFCHRISTINE ANN ANDHARBOR HOUSE ORCLIENTS OF CHRISTINEANN OR HARBORHOUSE."TWO LOCAL AGENCIESTHAT HELP DOMESTICABUSE SURVIVORS.BETH OSWALD, THEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOROF CHRISTINE ANNDOMESTIC ABUSESERVICES SAYS THETWO AGENCIESSTARTED JUMPSTARTIN 2016 TO HELPSURVIVORS GETLOW-COST AND NOCOST AUTO REPAIR TOHELP THEM MOVEFORWARD WITHRELIABLETRANSPORTATION."ALSO TO KIND OFCHANGE THEPERCEPTION OF AUTOREPAIR GARAGES ANDEDUCATE WOMEN ANDYOUNG WOMEN ONMECHANICS SO THEYHAVE SOME MOREINDEPENDENCE."BACK WHEN THEYWERE STILL DOINGBUSINESS.... OSWALDSAYS THEY'VE HELPEDMANY SURVIVORS GETBACK ON THE ROADS...BUT THE PANDEMICHAS IMPACTED THEIRAGENCIES AND THEWAY THEY PROVIDESERVICES."ALL THE EXTRA TIMEWE HAD TO PUT INTOJUMPSTART, IT WASJUST WAS TAKING USAWAY FROM OURPRIMARY MISSIONWHICH IS OURAGENCIES."A SHIFT IN BUSINESSPLUS A RECENTPROPERTY THEFTWAS A STRAIN THEBUSINESSESCOULDN'T BARE.OSWALD SAYS WHILEIT WAS A TOUGHDECISION TO MAKE,SHE'S HOPING THEYCAN BUILDRELATIONSHIPS WITHLOCAL BUSINESSESTO CONTINUEHELPING CLIENTSGET BACK ON THEIRFEET."CAN WE INSTEAD OFJUST YOU NEED THISTHIS AND THIS FIXED,CAN WE TAKE MORE OFAN EDUCATIONALAPPROACH AND LET MEKNOW YOU THIS ISWHAT A BREAK PADSHOULD LOOK LIKE...THIS IS WHAT YOURSLOOKS LIKE."OSWALD SAYS SHE'SHOPING THISCONCEPT CAN GROWIN OUR COMMUNITIES.IN NEENAH JULIANAFALK NBC 26.HARBOR HOUSE ANDCHRISTINE ANNDOMESTIC ABUSESERVICES ARE STILLOPEN AND ABLE TOHELP ANYONE WHOMIGHT NEED IT...DURING THEPANDEMIC.IN