In July, Youth en Route applied for a “Return to Play grant from KidsSport Alberta that was funded through the Alberta government. Our goal was to provide bikes to special needs classes in High Schools across the city and give these students an opportunity to learn to ride. We’re now delivering our report to the…
We see it time and again. Keen cyclist / high school student rides bike to school on a cold winter day. It’s the only bike in the schools rack – and it’s easy pickings for thieves because only the front tire is locked to rack. All a bad guy has to do is loosen the…
When you’re in high school, February means a new beginning with new subjects, classmates and teachers. For Phys-Ed 20 & 30 students at one of our Climate Improvement Fund project schools, the new semester started with a survey to help the teacher understand what her students hoped to get out of their upcoming Bike Unit….
Last month, Calgary City Council received public submissions on the 2023-2026 Service Plans and Budget. And they got an earful about the lack of dedicated funding for an expanded 5A Network. No less than 28 speakers spoke about the need to fund connectivity and improvements to the Always Available for All Ages and Ability Network…
Everyone can ride a bike. Youth en Route empowers students to gain the confidence and skills they need to use a bike as transportation, no matter their abilities. We’ve been working to deliver adaptive tricycles to six Calgary Board of Education High Schools. To date, we’ve delivered nine new trikes, three loaned ones, and two…
Very often, non-profit organizations find success because of unlikely partnerships. Youth en Route’s work with the Great Forest Lawn Senior’s Center is one of those special alliances. Together, we are celebrating a huge milestone this month– delivering our 200th bike. Merv Graham, who organizes the crew, called the Bike Shed, reached out to Youth en…
