LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville nonprofit is helping foster kids get their own set of wheels when they age out of the system.

Johana Perez has been in the foster care system since she was 17 years old. Around the time she got her license and was leaving the system, she was diligently saving money to buy a car.

“I was literally looking for a car, and I had the money for it, and then I was going to get it buy one,” said Perez.

Instead, she got a surprise. She got a car from the First Car Project .

“I couldn’t believe it. It wasn’t real to me. I got out of foster care. I had this car, and then I was able to pay my first month of rent without even worrying about anything,” said Perez.

The First Car Project takes applications from all over Kentucky.

The nonprofit gifts used cars to eligi

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