'Blackstone Bicycle Works: South Side Bike Apprenticeships Offer Kids Freedom And More'

thegreenurbanist:

“Blackstone is a working bike shop, probably best described as a youth-focused nonprofit organization that sustains itself with bike sales and repairs. There are at least 20 kids there on any given day, doing homework, playing games or putting time in at the shop. When they’ve worked on bikes for 20 hours, they get to choose one to rebuild that they can keep. When they get to 25 hours, they can take that bike home. They can repeat this process, and earn as many bikes as they like…”

Source: The Huffington Post

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