Rohingya family gets bikes

Members of a Rohingya family–refugees resettled in Houston–received bikes from Freewheels Houston on Jan. 25. The oldest son, 14-year-old Abdul, asked a case manager at Catholic Charities about bikes for him and his brother and sister, and then his dad decided he needed one as well. They are pictured with…

Freewheels Bike Camp

Teaming with PAIR Houston and BikeHouston, Freewheels Houston volunteers introduced 65 refugee middle-schoolers to new bike skills–and new bikes–during a two-day camp at the Houston Independent School District’s Jane Long Academy in late June. The campers also were entertained by five counselors from Lutherhill Camp and about 100 participants in…

Magazine spotlights Freewheels

Living Lutheran, a monthly magazine published by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, highlighted Freewheels Houston in the cover story in the May 2018 edition: https://www.livinglutheran.org/2018/05/30429/. From the story: “For refugees in Houston, transportation to work can often make or break job security. Just ask Abdulhannan Sheikho, a Syrian refugee recently resettled there. He…