Boise Bicycle Project

The 2023 Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway happened last Saturday, and we were thrilled with the turnout! In total, over 700+ bikes will be given to kids who were registered for the Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway and kids in Fort Hall and Duck Valley Reservations, and all 572 of our dream bikes were adopted thanks to your help. You can read the full story here!

We're hiring a Director of Shop Operations to ensure that bicycles, bicycle repair, and bicycle education are available to our community! Do you know anyone who would be a good fit?

You can find our shop repping Idaho Gives this week! And Buddy too. To those of you who have supported us today, thank you! So far, we’re over 30% of the way to our goal of $100,000! If you’d like to donate to BBP during Idaho Gives, please visit IdahoGives.org.

Today kicks off Idaho Gives, where we aim to raise $100k in four days! This Idaho Gives, we invite you to join us on the path to opportunity: a journey that may begin with getting a bicycle, but extends to the personal, social, and economic opportunities that a bicycle provides. To donate, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gKQPrHVs The Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway is our flagship event, where we bring our community together to give over 500 bikes to kids and families in a single day. We work with an extensive referral network of community partners and nonprofit organizations to connect with kids in need of a bicycle and the connection and agency they provide. Alongside a team of volunteers and changemakers, we take a simple drawing and make magic - transforming it into a dreambike personalized to each kid. This event represents the best pieces of our community coming together to do something incredible, including women incarcerated at the South Boise Women’s Correctional Facility. These women are participants in our Shifting Gears program, in which they learn how to repair bicycles and gain job training & skills, as well as a restorative opportunity to see their impact in action as they run our bicycle safety course during the event and engage directly with the community that their work empowers. In 2023, we were able to give away 1,666 bicycles, with 250 of those bicycles refurbished by graduates of our Shifting Gears program. Your donation this Idaho Gives will allow us to ensure that all kids and families in our community have access to bicycles, while also serving to expand apprenticeship programming for incarcerated women and teens, This year we have a goal to raise $100,000 to ensure that all kids and families in our community have access to bicycles, while also serving to expand apprenticeship programming for teens and incarcerated women. Will you donate $25, $50, $100, or whatever is meaningful to you to help us expand our advocacy work and fund these new apprenticeship programs? Thanks to a generous donor, every dollar we receive during Idaho Gives will be matched up to $50,000! To donate, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gKQPrHVs

Are you passionate about writing, giving back to others, and supporting the greater bicycle community? If so, take a look at our new Grants Writer position! We're on the lookout for a dedicated individual to support our fundraising efforts through compelling grant writing, reporting, and strategic analysis. With a commitment to community-focused work and a knack for storytelling, you'll play a vital role in connecting local and national funding opportunities to our youth, adult, and advocacy programs. Location: Boise, Idaho (Hybrid) Compensation: $48,000 - $54,500 + Benefits Priority Application Deadline: April 2, 2024 Applicants, please send your resume and cover letter to Gillian Horn at [email protected]. We're excited to hear from you! ?? #GrantsWriter

We wanted to take a moment to recognize our 2023 Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway sponsors that are helping to make December 16th a success! A huge thank you to: Albertsons, Idaho Central Credit Union, and PacificSource Health Plans for providing the funds to purchase lights, locks, and helmets ?? City of Boise and Boise Cascade Company for financially supporting our bike dreamification process ? Idaho Transportation Department for sponsoring our bicycle safety garden- teaching kids skills to be safe on their bikes in the city! ?? Holland & Hart LLP and Idaho First Bank for being a general event sponsors ? Full Tilt Studio for providing your media services to capture the Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway! ?? If you have a business that would be interested in supporting the Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway this year or next, please email [email protected]! #sponsorshoutout #nonprofitsupport

You can make a child's holiday dream come true! By adopting a kids bike, YOU can give a child the sense of freedom a bike provides. Bikes are available for adoption and range from $75-125. You can also purchase a light, lock, and helmet for $50 or donate what you can. Visit our website (boisebicycleproject.org) to learn more or adopt a kids bike. Some of the most common reasons for why these kids want bikes include: - To get around safely to and from school - To ride with & visit friends - To explore, play, and race around - To go super fast! - To take their dolls or stuffed animals on a ride When a kid is given a bike, they’re also given a sense of freedom. Freedom to have a slice of independence, fun adventures, and transportation when they want or need it! #supportlocalboise?#boisebikeshop?#givebikestokids?#boisecharity