CYCLES OF CHANGE
1246 23RD AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94606 www.cyclesofchange.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: BY EXPLORING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND BEYOND ON BICYCLES, WE ARE MORE CONNECTED TO THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND THAT SUSTAIN US ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY

CREATING A HEALTHIER EAST BAY BY HELPING PEOPLE GAIN TOOLS FOR MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY & ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE LIVING THRU BICYCLE EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, WATERSHED EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY EARN-A-BIKE PROGRAMS.

CYCLES OF CHANGE IS COMMITTED TO INFLUENCING THE REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. WE ASK OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, NOT ONLY TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT TO ALSO COMBAT ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF WHICH DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. OUR SAFETY PROGRAM INCREASED SAFE BICYCLING THROUGH SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL DRIVE-YOUR-BIKE PE INSTRUCTION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND BIKE RODEOS FOR ELEMENTARY AGE PARTICIPANTS. IN 2018 OUR COMBINED SAFETY PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN OVER 40 SCHOOLS, PROVIDING ON-ROAD TRAINING TO OVER 10,000 STUDENTS.

OAKLAND UPCYCLE CONNECTS OVER 200 LOW-INCOME EAST BAY ADULTS WITH FREE BICYCLES EACH YEAR. PARTICIPANTS GET EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO START USING THE BICYCLE AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION-A LOCK, HELMET, RACK, AND OTHER ESSENTIALS, A PERSONALIZED TRANSPORTATION PLAN, AND URBAN SAFETY REGULATIONS TRAINING FROM OUR UPCYCLE INSTRUCTORS, WHO ARE SEASONED BICYCLE COMMUTERS.

OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE: AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS CYCLES OF CHANGE BEGAN IN 1998 AS AN AFTER-SCHOOL BICYCLE ADVENTURES AND EARN-A-BIKE PROGRAM. OUR AFTER-SCHOOL BIKE CLUB PROGRAMS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT PARTICIPANTS AT OAKLAND AND OTHER EAST BAY SCHOOLS TO LEARN BICYCLE MECHANICS, EARN-A-BIKE, AND LEARN SAFE RIDING SKILLS WHILE GOING ON LOCAL, PEDAL-POWERED ADVENTURES.

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