It’s that time of year. Calgarians are eager to clean their garages, basements and reduce clutter. In the past two weeks, Youth en Route has received countless offers of bike donations. We thought we’d share a few details about our challenges when it comes to bike donations Now, don’t get us wrong. we LOVE getting…
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….
By Tim Schaefer Imagine you’re an elementary or middle school kid, it’s the end of the school day, you go out to the bike rack and discover your bike has been stolen. What a traumatic experience! Sadly, this is exactly what happened in late fall 2021, at the Riverside school located in the community of…
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…
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…
We are thrilled to announce that Youth en Route’s High School programs will have funding this year by Alberta Ecotrust Foundation’s Climate Innovation Grant Program. We’ve seen the impact we can have when students have basic tools to get to school on their own power. A secure lock, or a safe location to put their…
