Community Cycling Center Portland, Oregon

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Community Cycling CenterPortland, Oregon

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• www.CommunityCyclingCenter.org

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ABOUT THE CCC

• The Community Cycling Center builds skills and
  fosters personal growth through
  community-oriented recreational and educational
  bicycle programs and services.

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HOW THE CENTER WORKS

• Bicycles and parts donated from public,
  institutions and supporting businesses.
• Staff, volunteers, youth and young adults in
  vocational programs repair bikes for programs and
  for sale in professional bike shop.
• Partnership with local organizations to ensure
  the success of programs and service to people who
  can most benefit from services.

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Sustainability, selfsufficiency,
recycling/reusing, and safety are trademarks of
all programs and are central to the mission.
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Executive Director Daniel Bohn
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GOAL

• Transportation to anyone who needs it, and to
  encourage that transportation to be a bicycle!

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PROVIDE SALES/SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC

• Full service used bike shop
• Low-cost
• Three-month warrantee
• Accessories

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The Community Cycling Center Provides

• after school riding and maintenance/safety
  programs
• summer programs for youth
• full-service professional used bike shop
• classes in safety, bike repair, commuting
• riding program to get adults on fully-outfitted
  commuter bikes

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PROGRAMS

• YELLOW BIKES
• CREATE A COMMUTER
• SUMMER RIDES AND CYCLING FOR SERVICE
• BIKE SAFETY CLUBS
• LEARN EARN A BIKE
• BIKE MECHANIC CLASSES

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YELLOW BIKES

• first bike advocacy program in the U.S.
• free and unlocked
• available to anyone to use and then leave for
  someone else
• program has grown into the Create a Commuter
  program to help satisfy need for people to own
  their own bike in order to be successful cyclists

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CREATE A COMMUTER

• first program of it's kind in the nation
• helps low-income adults get a fully-outfitted
  commuter bike, complete with lights, lock,
  helmet, rack, rain gear and all the other
  accessories needed to be successful year-round
  commuters
• program includes 5 hours of safe commuting and
  maintenance training

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Bikes Are Freedom

• The groundbreaking
• Create A Commuter
• program has been an important step in the lives
  of many adults trying to get back on their feet
  and/or pedals.

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SUMMER RIDES AND CYCLING FOR SERVICE

• summertime safety program for youth
• rides go to points of community interest and
  places the kids help pick out
• all rides begin with a safety/maintenance class
  and there is a safety check before each ride
• at the end of the program, all participants earn
  a bike and a helmet
• some sessions have a service component through
  Cycling for Service program
• kids learn about giving back to the community,
  and doing it all on a bike

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BIKE SAFETY CLUBS

• youth bike safety standard.
• Bicycle Safety Resource Centers set up as
  mini-bike shops in schools
• Safety Clubs meet after school
• participants learn safe riding skills and basic
  maintenance
• walk up to any bike and decide if it's a safe
  bike to ride
• participants earn their own bike, lock, and
  helmet!

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Recycling Partner
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LEARN EARN A BIKE

• programs run in partnership with local schools
  and social service agencies
• kids come to the CCC for an extended period of
  time learning to fix bikes and earning one at the
  end of their service

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BIKE MECHANIC CLASSES

• co-ed classes and workshops
• classes exclusively for women
• classes for youth and adults

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Reaching Kids, Recycling Bikes,Restoring
Communities
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www.CommunityCyclingCenter.org