Seeking opportunity, Marcus moved to Houston from the Texas Panhandle because he wanted to work at a refinery. The Navy veteran thought he was doing well because his boss gave him more to do, but then the plant hit a rough patch and he was laid off. Marcus landed at…
Freewheels bike boosts top-performing student
Deiky, a fifth-grader at Klentzman Intermediate School, received his Freewheels Houston bike on the same day he was honored for good grades in math and science–and just in time for summertime exploring. He’s one of 100 Alief students (need to fact-check this number) who received bikes this school year based…
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Overcoming adversity on a Freewheels bike
Wrongfully accused and deprived of his freedom, his home and his job, Luis fought back. This U.S. Army veteran got the charges dismissed. Then he got a Freewheels Houston bike that he will ride to a job interview for a job as a welder. Luis heard about Freewheels from a…
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Freewheels provides bikes to Ukrainian refugees
Fleeing their home in Kyiv after the Russian invasion, Tetiana Nykyforuk, Yan Pomerantsev and their daughter arrived in Houston about four months ago after they were admitted to the United States through the Biden administration’s Uniting for Ukraine program. As they settled into an apartment chosen for its proximity to…
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