Our Global Impact: Working Bikes ships thousands of bicycles each year to our partners in countries throughout Latin America and Africa, including El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua, Uganda, Lesotho, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Ghana. In 2023 we shipped over 9000 bikes overseas.
Local Impact: Working Bikes has two programs to donate bikes to individuals and partner organizations in Chicago. The Cycle of Power program provides bikes, locks, and helmets to adults in need of sustainable transportation. The Cycle of Peace program provides bikes to youth. Organizations of all sizes partner with Working Bikes to offer their clients access to bicycles, including organizations addressing homeless transition, refugee resettlement, veteran support, community health, youth empowerment, and government institutions. In 2023 we distributed over 2000 bikes locally.