Freedom Riders ©

A micro mobility workforce development program empowering minority young adults and women with incarceration history through cycling and emotional awareness

Freedom Riders© gives participants the opportunity to learn about their bodies alongside actual bike mechanics.

The program blends the foundations of emotional health management with hands-on learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mental health (STEM).

MEntal Health & Awareness

Freedom Riders©, likening the body to the bike, teaches participants about mind-body connection and how it relates to their overall emotional well-being.
Freedom Riders will learn to free mental constraints and develop self sufficiency through increased self awareness.

BicyclE Mechanics

Participants will leave the program with employable bike mechanic skills, an interview- and subsequent employment opportunities- with a national bike share providers, basic bike handling skills & tools and a bike that they built.

Freedom Riders© was created to combat the negative effects of the justice system; providing minority young adults and women with programming focused on the tools they can utilize to explore personal emotional health regulation while learning a trade with the incentive of employment.  

Freedom Riders© counters increased rates of recidivism and the risk of negative social & emotional outcomes resulting from the criminal justice system.

With the proposed closing of Rikers Island by 2026, Freedom Riders© will play an instrumental part in creating individual self sufficiency and sustainability in a system that thrives on repetitive, negative behaviors and economic vulnerability.

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Interested in learning more about Freedom Riders and bringing it to your organization or school?
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