{"id":6893,"date":"2022-01-11T09:20:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nptrust.org\/?p=6893"},"modified":"2025-10-31T09:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:01:07","slug":"lights-on-is-a-shining-example-of-community-driven-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nptrust.org\/philanthropic-resources\/philanthropist\/lights-on-is-a-shining-example-of-community-driven-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Lights On! is a Shining Example of Community-Driven Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>National Philanthropic Trust\u2019s donors recommend thousands of grants every year. This new series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nptrust.org\/grants-in-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grants In Action<\/a>, highlights the breadth of causes and organizations NPT\u2019s donors are supporting with grant recommendations from their donor-advised fund accounts. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPositive, connective, and healing.\u201d These are not typically the words you think of when being pulled over for a traffic stop. As Allison Agre, the Communications Manager of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsonus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lights On!<\/a> puts it, it\u2019s more often than not a \u201cfeeling of dread.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those feelings of dread are especially pertinent for communities of color. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/31\/us\/police-ticket-quotas-money-funding.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>New York Times<\/em> analysis<\/a> of 4,000 traffic citations found that Black motorists made up \u201c76 percent of license and insurance violations, and 63 percent of speeding cases,\u201d rates far disproportionate to the racial makeup of all motorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Encounters with law enforcement for Black drivers can be fatal. In 2016, Philando Castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. The killing sparked national outcry for justice, accountability, and reform, and was the catalyst for what would become Lights On!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lights On! is a program of <a href=\"https:\/\/microgrants.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microgrants<\/a>, a Minnesota-based nonprofit that provides small grants to low-income recipients for small businesses, transportation, and education. After the tragic death of Mr. Castile, the Microgrants Board of Directors decided they needed to do something to help prevent something like Mr. Castile\u2019s death from happening again. With that, the Lights On! program was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lights On! works with both law enforcement agencies and auto repair shops to provide vouchers for low-income drivers who may not otherwise be able to afford a repair or another ticket. When a person gets pulled over for a broken taillight, instead of a ticket or fine, the officer provides the driver with a voucher to get the necessary repairs at a participating auto shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"quote-container scroll-watch\">\t\n            <svg width=\"72px\" height=\"52px\" viewBox=\"0 0 72 52\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n                <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\n                    <g transform=\"translate(-405.000000, -1977.000000)\" fill=\"#02B5CC\">\n                        <g transform=\"translate(350.000000, 1278.000000)\">\n                            <g transform=\"translate(55.000000, 647.000000)\">\n                                <path d=\"M40.3135498,103.84 L40.3135498,83.2493458 C40.3135498,59.0250467 61.5991041,52.3633645 72,52 L72,62.9009346 C63.5341545,63.8699065 58.212766,68.1091589 57.7290034,76.708785 L72,76.708785 L72,103.84 L40.3135498,103.84 Z M0,103.84 L0,83.2493458 C0,59.0250467 21.2855543,52.3633645 31.6864502,52 L31.6864502,62.9009346 C23.2206047,63.8699065 17.8992161,68.1091589 17.4154535,76.708785 L31.6864502,76.708785 L31.6864502,103.84 L0,103.84 Z\"><\/path>\n                            <\/g>\n                        <\/g>\n                    <\/g>\n                <\/g>\n            <\/svg>\n    \t\t\t<h2>The Lights On! program has a track record of improving police-community relationships.<\/h2>\n    \t\t<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This can be a life-changing experience in a multitude of ways. \u201cLow-income drivers face disproportionate police encounters,\u201d Agre explains. \u201cThey are often driving older cars that are prone to equipment failure, so they are going to be pulled over for light infractions more often.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agre points out that when you factor in the cost of a ticket, as well as a repair, it can add up to hundreds of dollars in some cases. \u201cThat can mean choosing to buy groceries for your family that week, or covering [that cost].\u201d When people can\u2019t afford to cover these costs, it can become a vicious cycle of accrued and outstanding traffic debts, which can lead to loss of license, impounding of cars, or even jail time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program has not only helped recipients financially (which is where donors\u2019 contributions factor in), but mentally and emotionally as well. The program has a track record of improving police-community relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agre shares a story of one recipient who was given a Lights On!-financed voucher after being pulled over: \u201cWe were all kind of freaking out. My lights were out, [the police officer] handed me a voucher and I just was not expecting that at all,\u201d she said. \u201cMy kids saw that as well, and it changed the way they saw police.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur program is trying to flip that whole scenario and turn it from something negative into something positive,\u201d Agre says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission, which not only alleviates financial stress, but helps to mend police-community relations, is being embraced by law enforcement as well, said Agre. Medaria Arradondo, the Chief of the Minneapolis Police Department agrees, saying that the program\u2019s efforts are \u201cso vitally important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lights On! started with 18 local police departments in the Twin Cities and a chain of auto body shops in the region. Donor support has allowed the program to grow, and it now covers 87% of the Minnesota population through various agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it\u2019s not just Minnesota anymore: Lights On! is expanding nationally, with participating efforts in other states like Kansas, Tennessee, Iowa, and New York, with the hope to keep growing. \u201cThere are 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S.,\u201d Agre points out, adding, \u201cThere\u2019s so much potential and we want to bring Lights On! to as many places as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><small><em>NPT is not affiliated with any of the organizations described herein, and the inclusion of any organization in this material should not be considered an endorsement by NPT of such organization, or its services or products.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><small><em>NPT does not provide legal or tax advice. 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