Second Cycle Community Bicycle Shop

TO DEMYSTIFY AND NORMALIZE BIKE RIDING AS A PART OF DAILY LIFE AND REALIZE THE BICYCLE AS A TOOL OF PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.

BICYCLE SERVICES OUR ORGANIZATION FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY OFFERING THE COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE BIKES, PARTS AND SERVICES. IN OUR UNIQUE BIKE SHOP, WE PROVIDE SERVICES NOT FOUND ELSEWHERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SELLING APPROXIMATELY 600 USED BIKES EACH YEAR. RECYCLE REUSE IN 2022, WE DEMONSTRATED OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY BY RECYCLING AND REUSING 1,650 BIKES. ADDITIONALLY, WE ESTIMATE THAT WE RECYCLED 28,000 LBS OF SCRAP METAL, PROCESSED 10,000 LBS OF PARTS AND ACCESSORIES, AND RECYCLED APPROXIMATELY 1,400 LBS OF TIRES. YOUTH PROGRAMMING OUR RANGE OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IS DESIGNED TO NURTURE THE LOVE OF CYCLING AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY. BIKE CAMP - WE ORGANIZED A SPRING AND SUMMER DAYTIME URBAN BIKE CAMP, ALLOWING YOUTH TO EXPLORE THE CITY BY BIKE AS A COHESIVE GROUP. IN 2022, WE HAD 47 BIKE CAMPERS PARTICIPATING OVER THE COURSE OF 5 WEEKS. EARN A BIKE - OUR "EARN A BIKE" PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE WHERE YOUTH CONSTRUCT A BIKE FROM THE FRAME UP. THIS 6-SESSION COURSE EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND REPAIR THEIR BIKES PROGRESSIVELY. IN 2022, 18 STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND EARNED A BIKE. BIKE RODEO - ENGAGING 338 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS IN 2022, OUR BIKE RODEO IS AN EXCITING EVENT THAT BLENDS BIKE SAFETY EDUCATION WITH FUN AND SKILL-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. THROUGH A SERIES OF INTERACTIVE STATIONS, PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT ROAD SAFETY, HELMET USAGE, AND BASIC BIKE HANDLING SKILLS. IT'S A DYNAMIC WAY TO INSTILL ESSENTIAL SAFETY KNOWLEDGE WHILE FOSTERING A LOVE FOR CYCLING JUVENILE COURT PROGRAMMING - WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF OFFERING ALTERNATIVES TO AT-RISK YOUTH. THROUGH OUR JUVENILE COURT DIVERSION PROGRAMMING, IN 2022, WE HELD 11 SESSIONS THAT PROVIDE A PATH TO REHABILITATION AND PERSONAL GROWTH, DIVERTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND TOWARD A BRIGHTER FUTURE. ADULT PROGRAMMING WE ARE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING A VIBRANT COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF BICYCLES AND FOR MANY THEY ARE A CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION NEED. WE WANT BIKE RIDING TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. COMMUNITY TOOL SPACE - .OUR COMMUNITY TOOL SPACE SERVED 128 PARTICIPANTS IN 2022, PROVIDING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR BIKE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. THIS UNIQUE COMMUNAL SPACE IS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN BIKE MAINTENANCE, FOSTERING A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP AND KNOWLEDGE WITHIN OUR DIVERSE CYCLING COMMUNITY. PEDAL IT FORWARD - IN 2022, WE PERFORMED 230 OR $10,000 WORTH OF CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION FOCUSED BIKE REPAIRS BIPOC PROGRAMMING - OUR BIPOC PROGRAMS ACTIVELY WORK TO DIVERSIFY THE CYCLING COMMUNITY. IN 2022, WE HOSTED 6 BIPOC EVENTS WITH 75 PARTICIPANTS. COMMUNITY EVENTS - THROUGHOUT THE SPRING AND SUMMER, WE ORGANIZED 7 COMMUNITY SLOW RIDES TO ADVOCATE FOR SAFER STREETS FOR CYCLISTS, ATTRACTING A TOTAL OF 120 PARTICIPANTS. PEDALS FOR THE PEOPLE - OUR BIKE GIFTING PROGRAM, "PEDALS FOR THE PEOPLE," GAVE AWAY 117 BIKES WITH LIGHTS, LOCKS AND HELMETS. APPROXIMATELY $46,000 IN VALUE GIVEN TO LOW INCOME BICYCLE RIDERS.