Off Lease Only helped raise over $3 million for the Florida Hope Scholarship program

Florida car dealers have to participate by informing their customers about the program, and give them the opportunity to defer $105 of their vehicle sales tax to the program. Car dealers like Off Lease Only can be designated “Partners for Hope”, when they go a step further and actively raise awareness for the program. By letting each customer know just how important this simple tax election is to the children in our state, Off Lease Only buyers have opened their hearts and helped raise over $3 million to help these at-risk students. In an effort to combat bullying and school violence, the Florida Legislature enacted the Hope Scholarship program in 2018. It allows students to transfer to another public school or an eligible private school, if they have been the victim of bullying, harassment, robbery, threat and intimidation, or any number of other bullying or violence related problems that are plaguing our public schools today. The program is funded by a special tax election that motor vehicle purchasers are able to opt into when they buy their car. Every car dealer in the state is required to give buyers the option to defer $105 of their sales tax to the program. This is a voluntary contribution, which many used car dealers don’t adequately represent to their customers. Off Lease Only customers on the other hand, have helped to raise over $3 million for this very worthwhile program. The Florida Hope Scholarship is the country's first program designed specifically for K-12 students who have been victimized by violence or bullying. In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control found that there were 18,412 reported incidences of bullying or violence in Florida high schools alone. The study found that this behavior can also lead to electronic bullying and lapsed attendance, because students felt unsafe at or on their way to/from school. The Hope Scholarship program gives students an opportunity to transfer to an out-of-district public school, or an eligible private school. Given a new environment, these students are then less likely to skip and/or drop out of school. To subscribe to our YouTube channel, click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC27hbBzJdiU9EkSyFvZRHUg To find your perfect vehicle at Off Lease Only, click here: https://www.offleaseonly.com/ To follow Off Lease Only on Facebook, click here: https://www.facebook.com/offleaseonly/ To follow Off Lease Only on Instagram, click here: https://www.offleaseonly.com/instagram Want to check out one of our our mega used car dealerships in Florida? For those out of state - Nationwide Home Delivery is also available: Off Lease Only Orlando 8443 McCoy Road Orlando, Florida 32822 Off Lease Only Palm Beach 1200 South Congress Ave West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Off Lease Only North Lauderdale 827 South State Road 7 North Lauderdale, FL 33068 Off Lease Only Miami 5580 NW 145th Street Miami, Fl 33054 Call us at 561-222-2277 anytime Or shop online for your next used car, truck, SUV or van by visiting our website https://www.offleaseonly.com