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Worcester Earn-A-Bike is a 501c3 Non-profit organization we are located around back in The Village Afrocentric Cultural Center (Formerly Stone Soup Community Center) 4 King St. Worcester, MA 01610
Earn-A-Bike
Our signature program engages people of all social and economic means and all ages, empowering them to volunteer and learn basic bicycle maintenance while earning a FREE bicycle. Youth volunteer 5 hours and adults volunteer 10 hours in our shop, then choose a bike from our selection of earnable bicycles and build it up with tools and parts from the shop. Earn-A-Bikers participate in an orientation before starting. The orientation will count toward volunteer hours. Volunteer tasks typically include organizing parts, stripping bicycles, building bikes for donation or sale, and helping around in the shop.
If you have a skill or interest that you think could benefit a non-profit bicycle shop, let us know! All volunteer hours count towards earning a bicycle. We’d love your help with things like fundraising, social media, or any other skill you want to bring to our organization. We welcome all people to volunteer with us.
You can earn your volunteer hours throughout our scheduled Volunteer hours.
Earned Bicycle 101
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No sign up required, just come at the start of any open shop and let us know it is your first time. We will provide a short orientation.
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Bicycles earned will always need some work in order to be road safe. Shop managers will show how to do the repairs but participants will do the actual repairs as part of the learning process.
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We have limited space to store bicycles, so bikes can only be left if they are actively being worked on.
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Please come early during volunteer hours as we do turn away people after reaching capacity for the day.
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Time spent on personal projects does not count towards volunteer hours.
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Each Bicycle Earned in a calendar year takes double the amount of hours. 10, 20, 40, 80, etc…
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Hours Earned last through current calendar year.
Youth Earn-A-Bike
Youth Earn-a-Bike was our very first program in 2001. Over 20 years later, our focus is still on youth. We strive to inspire a love of bicycling in the next generation, empower kids to learn new skills, ride their bike to get around and stay healthy, and enjoy riding with their friends.
Girls In Gear
We hope to present “Girls in Gear” (formerly Femme/Trans Night) in 2024. Women, girls, and nonbinary folks welcome, helping and supporting each other. If you are interested in helping coordinate, please Contact Us
Learn-A-Bike
We do not have regularly scheduled workshops. Please reach out if you are interested in participating and when we have a critical mass we will do our best to schedule a series.
These workshops are designed as an introduction to bicycle maintenance, and bicycle mechanic training. No prior experience is necessary to join. Each class covers a specific component or group of components (such as brake systems and drivetrain) and provides an understanding of basic functionality. They will dive deep into subjects that we do not have the time for during normal shop operation. Workshops are free of charge.
Get In Contact Today!
Reach out to learn more about Worcester Earn-A-Bike and take apart of our non profit mission!