Freewheels is a volunteer nonprofit organization and preps and repairs donated bikes for refugees, veterans and young people from low-income families. We receive requests for bikes on a daily basis and the number of requests currently exceeds our capacity to repair bikes. Please completing this form and ask your case…
Freewheels at Covenant House
Freewheels worked with volunteers and staff at Covenant House Texas, a program for homeless youth in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood, to create a bike lending program for participants in Rights of Passage, a transitional housing program which allows young people to refine their independent living skills up to two years. They learn…
Bikes for Wisdom High students
Freewheels Houston volunteers delivered bikes, locks and helmets to 12 Wisdom High School. With transportation options limited by the COVID-19 pandemic, bikes restored by Freewheels volunteers will provide a way for students to get to school and after-school jobs. Recipients were identified by Wisdom staff and faculty. Freewheels’ Wisdom High…
Repairing bikes for mobility
A safe, reliable bike is a low-cost way to get to school, work or other destinations and encourages self-sufficiency for recent immigrants and refugees, students and veterans emerging from homelessness. Freewheels Houston volunteers repair donated bikes for distribution to people who need a way around the city.