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
-
Giving bikes to keen cyclists at Father Lacombe High School
What’s the best way to transform how students move, connect, and experience their city? Give them cycling skills and the bikes get around on two wheels. That’s exactly what Youth en Route did at Father Lacombe High School over October and November. After teaching 400 students cycling in Physical education classes this semester, we asked…
-
Cycling in winter: It’s exhilarating and empowering
By: Sam Hargreaves Cycling in winter is only for hardcore, experienced cyclists, right? Nope, it’s for anyone who wants to get where they are going instead of standing at the bus stop and freezing. And we are going to share this experience with youth at schools this winter. Thanks to funding from Alberta Eco-Trust, Youth…
-
Lacombe students pedal to success
Eight Classes 10 days 420 new cyclists Our two weeks at Father Lacombe High School in October were some of the most impactful work we’ve done to date. Our Cyclists in Residence, Stuart, Sam, Mario, Chris and Kauther were at the school over two weeks in October and reached every student taking physical education this…