Members of Living Word Lutheran Church in Katy rallied to collect 115 bikes for Freewheels volunteers to repair and distribute to refugee and immigrant youth, children and veterans emerging from homelessness. Using a truck provided by Noel Home, a team of 15 Living Word members delivered the bikes to Freewheels…
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…
Volunteers are ‘Hidden Heroes’
‘Hidden Heroes’ spotlights Freewheels volunteers Freewheels is grateful to “Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Hidden Heroes” and the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance at Rice University for their great work, including this recent segment highlighting our efforts to improve mobility for refugees and other newcomers.