Background
Need a bike? Often a bicycle is a bridge to employment, community involvement and physical health. Unfortunately, bikes can cost a lot of money. Our goal for the Earn-A-Bike program is to provide those in our community who do not have transportation, with a bike of their own.
Earn-A-Bike Guidelines
The Redemptive Cycles Earn A Bike Program is open to any adult who lacks dependable transportation. Clients perform meaningful service to 501(c)3 organizations to earn themselves a reliable bicycle, helmet, lock, and a set of lights.
There are specific requirements based on each client's current life situation.
For adults who are working 30+ hours per week and lack dependable transportation.
- Clients must obtain a letter of recommendation from the employer.
- Clients must show proof of full time employment.
- Clients will spend 4 hours volunteering at the shop and receive a bike at the end.
For adults participating in a personal growth, recovery, or re-entry type program who lack dependable transportation.
- Clients must obtain a letter of recommendation from an advocate or councilor associated with the program.
- Clients must perform 8 hours of meaningful community service at any 501(c)3 organization (This service may not be the same as service which has been court mandated)
- Clients will spend 4 hours volunteering at the shop and receive a bike at the end.
Open to any adult who lacks dependable transportation.
- Client must perform 16 hours of meaningful community service (This service may not be the same as service which has been court mandated)
- Clients will spend 4 hours volunteering at the shop and receive a bike at the end.
Once you have completed your volunteer hours, head on over to Redemptive Cycles and we'll get you signed up!
- We take your info and add you to our waiting list. (The wait is rarely more than two weeks)
- Then, you come in and help us out for 4 hours while you learn how to maintain your bike.
- Once you complete your hours you can ride off into the sunset on those new wheels. Congrats!
Our Partners
Jones Valley Teaching Farm
Urban Ministries and Community Church without Walls
The Community Kitchens of Birmingham
The Jimmie Hale Mission
Brother Bryan Mission
Fellowship House Inc.
Firehouse Shelter
If you are interested in becoming a community partner, email us or stop by the shop!
Awards
Thanks to UAB's One Great Community Project, Redemptive Cycles' Earn-A-Bike program was awarded the Community Health Innovation Award. This award provided the necessary funds for 70 bikes for our program in 2016. We are very fortunate that with the help of the greater Birmingham community we were able to serve 103 individuals (and counting) through the Earn-A-Bike program.
