YOUTH EN ROUTE
Cycling is freedom!
We are working to empower healthier
youth to have the agency to get around
their communities independently.
About Youth En Route
Our cycling education programs support enhanced curriculum delivery in schools. Cycling is a life skill that builds confidence, community and reduces transportation poverty. After our programs, students can go where they want, when they want.
Here is what we do
We’ve delivered 40 Adaptive Bikes to Calgary Schools, and we do not plan on stopping there. We want to make sure every student gets to experience the joy of bike riding! Adaptive Bike Project news
Youth en Route’s mission and vision are evolving. Our mission: Empowering youth to be healthy and resilient through using a bicycle to reach everyday destinations. Our vision: Youth have agency to independently travel their community by bicycle.
We break barriers for youth to be able to use active modes of transportation everywhere in the city, including on Calgary Transit.
We are always looking for bike donations. We want to make sure youth have the equipment they need to get where they are going. Having skills doesn’t help if you don’t have a bike. Consider a donation! We commit to recycling all donated and found bikes,
With our Cyclist in Residence program, we are able to empower students with new skills, like cycling, fixing bikes and knowing the riles of the roads.
Youth en Route is committed to providing accessibility to active transportation for students. We have given away our fleets at Forest Lawn High School and Sir John Franklin so that students can have freedom this summer!
Youth En Route aims to break down the barriers that stop students from using active transportation to get to school.
Incorporated on May 11, 2021 as 13008037 Canada Association.
Registered Charity 758178461RR0001
Join us in supporting youth biking programs!
We always welcome new groups to partner with. Let’s work together on shared infrastructure, ideas and equipment – to make all of our funds go further, and get more kids out of cars and using independent, active transportation.
How to get involved
There are various ways that you can get involved in our initiative.
From the Blog
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Youth en Route gives old bikes new life
Youth en Route sees the potential in every bicycle. Members of the Greater Forest Lawn 55+ Society were at one of Calgary’s landfills recently to collect bicycles. The GFL 55+ Society works with Youth en Route to fix bicycles and provide them to local schools so that students have accessibility to active transportation. The landfill…
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Our first Youth Advisory Council meeting
On June 25 the Youth en Route team welcomed students from across Calgary to our first Youth Advisory Council meeting. We formed this council because we want to collaborate with youth and start a conversation about active transportation in Calgary. We want to ensure our organization reflects the perspective of the youth we serve, and…
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Refining our Mission and Vision
Youth en Route is a Calgary based charity that has been working for the past three years in the area of helping kids use bicycles for transportation. Over those years the group has engaged with many schools, delved into several initiatives and undertaken advocacy to help remove barriers preventing youth from biking. Through those efforts,…