A mother and daughter in South Carolina launched a non-profit organization called "Automobile Service Assistance" to help others pay for auto repair and maintenance costs, reported ABC Columbia News. 

Christy Laird and her daughter, Kayla Williams, started the program because they saw a need to assist with car maintenance, "especially because the price of automotive repair maintenance has gone up almost 23 percent just in the past two to three years.”

“A car is your means to education, to healthcare, to childcare, to employment, and even to participate within the local economy to boost it, and so a car is not just a car," said Williams.

According to Laird and Williams, the nonprofit’s online application process determines how much of the bill they can help cover.

“My biggest thing is I like seeing the smiles on people’s faces," Laird said. "It’s almost like a weight comes off their shoulders when things like this happens."

The duo hope to help about five people a month, with a goal of 25 people a month in a year’s time, ABC Columbia News noted. 

A link to their application process can be found here.