Their site state, “The Bike Shack is a volunteer-run, donation-funded community bike shop that helps people learn to fix their bikes and provides tools for community use.”
“We welcome everyone to come in and use our tools, ask us questions, or check out used bikes or parts (available by donation).”
Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization
(425) 224-5310
According to their website,“The ReCyclery is a non-profit community bike shop. Who offer new & used bikes, parts and accessories and operate a full-service repair shop.” They “host workshops designed for people to learn how to fix and maintain their own bikes in a non-intimidating environment.”
“Our vision is to see a world empowered, fulfilled and engaged in communities that foster the health of people and our planet through bicycling.”
Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization
(360) 643-1755
According to their site, “Our mission is to use the bicycle as a tool to empower people and build healthier communities. We believe that the bicycle is an approachable, healthy and sustainable option for transportation, and most importantly, it provides a purely enjoyable activity that can strengthen bonds between people. Pedals2People also works to connect with other organizations in order to further extend its ability to recycle, reuse and rehabilitate bicycles back into the local community.”
“We are a community of people who believe bicycles can change the world: one ride, and one person at a time.”
Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization
(509) 842-6597
From their website, “The Bikery uses collaborative, hands-on education in bicycles and cycling to liberate movement and increase access to knowledge, and to share the revelation that all forms of knowledge can be earned without permission. We are an all volunteer run, non-profit community bike project located in Seattle, nestled between the central district and the international district. We are here to provide the tools and resources to help you learn about your bike and fix it yourself.”
Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization
(206) 568-3535
According to their website, “Bike Works is an organization centered around bicycles that combines youth development, community engagement, bicycle recycling and a social enterprise bike shop to help build a sustainable and healthy community.”
Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization
(206) 695-2522
According to their website, “The Evergreen Bike Shop is a student led community run do-it-yourself bike shop that is open to the entire Olympia area. Our goal is to provide various resources to the community in order to promote cycling as an active lifestyle as well as educate people regarding alternative transportation issues. The shop tries to provide an alternative to the often-prohibitive nature of bike repair and culture both in financial cost and accessibility. By maintaining a free learning environment where anyone, student or not, can develop skills of bike self-reliance, the shop encourages a developing ethic of environmental and social consciousness.”
Organization Type:
(360) 867-6399
According to their website, “During their 13 years of community involvement, they have given away over 1400 bikes; about 800 of those have found homes locally. The rest have been shipped around the world through connections with individuals and groups. They have sent bikes to Togo, Ghana, Latvia, Romania, Vietnam, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, and one bike to Ireland.
This truly is a community project. Were it not for continuing support from the community, this project would cease to exist. We are grateful for support.
We welcome donations of bikes, time, money and ideas. The Build-a-Bike shop is open on Sundays from noon to 4pm.”
Organization Type:
(360) 539-0955
From their website, “We partner with youth and people with low-incomes to create empowering individual and community food solutions, offering tools and trainings to help build a just and sustainable food system.”
They work in Thurston and Mason counties in Washington State.
Through their GRuB in the Schools Initiative, disengaged and/or low-income students earn credits while learning about and contributing to their local food systems. They focus on the themes of Farming Self (personal development), Farming Land (sustainable land stewardship), and Farming Community (civic engagement & community service).
Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization
(360) 753-5522
According to their website, “RNP’s mission is to promote the implementation of environmentally responsible renewable resources, such as wind, solar and geothermal, in the Northwest. All that is lacking is the will and determination to make the change.”
Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization
(503) 223-4544