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OUR MISSION
Bike Works builds sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling.
OUR VISION
To create a just world where young people are empowered and engaged in communities that foster understanding and participation and encourage the health of people and our planet.
To achieve this vision, over the next five years Bike Works will:
- Provide collaborative youth programming that develops creativity, community and leadership.
- Repurpose and recycle bicycles and promote environmental responsibility;
- Help more people make cycling a part of their everyday lives by keeping cycling accessible and affordable.
OUR VALUES
Bicycling
We believe that bicycling is an accessible form of transportation that promotes public health, builds confidence, encourages environmental stewardship and strengthens community.
Youth
We are committed to youth empowerment. We provide youth opportunities to grow as leaders, give back to the community, work together and see themselves as owners and creators of our collective future.
Community
We work to build strong, supportive, inclusive community. We welcome and respect diversity of experience, identity and opinion and believe that collaboration is a powerful tool for social change.
Education
We believe that we are all teachers and learners, and we strive to be a place where we can work, learn, and grow together. Through our work we foster creativity, critical thinking, curiosity and cooperation.
Access
We are committed to making cycling accessible, affordable and welcoming to people of all backgrounds, abilities and incomes.
Environment
We believe that respecting and connecting to the world around us leads to more livable communities. To that end, we practice and encourage waste reduction and reuse, prolong the life of bicycles, promote cycling and teach environmental stewardship.
Social Justice
Inequalities of wealth and opportunity in our community privilege some and marginalize others. We see bicycles as vehicles of empowerment, and our work as contributing to creating a more just and equitable world.
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