Kids Working Community Bike Works was conceived by Allentown residents with backgrounds in education, drug abuse prevention, vocational training, mechanics, business, and community action. Community Bike Works develops and uses peer role models, adult mentors, and bicycles to draw boys and girls, ages 9 to 17, into the program and away from drugs, crime, and the streets. We use bicycles, peer role models and adult mentors to engage youth; and once engaged, influence their behavior and their outlook about school and life.

Kids learn mechanics, develop business skills, commitment and responsibilities, and improve their employability. In partnership with the Catholic Charities Refugee Program, Lehigh Conference of Churches Linkage Program, Victory House and other agencies, our kids fix bicycles and donate them to inner city residents so they can commute to work.

Kids even earn a recycled bike and new helmet for their efforts.

Community Bike Works' programs counter entitlement by showing a youngster that if you work, you are rewarded.

Please see our video!