Cycle2Success provides bicycles to job seekers without transportation
Memorial Assistance Ministries (MAM) in partnership with Chain
Reaction Ministries and Houston Cycling Centres has initiated a program
to provide refurbished bicycles to adults who need them for economic
reasons. Called Cycle2Success, the program is administered through the
MAM Employment Services to help provide transportation to job seekers
who do not own a car.
April Andersen is one of the recipients of a bicycle through the
program. She’s a temporarily out-of-work dental assistant who lives near
Memorial City. Her job search is complicated by the fact that she does
not own a car and therefore cannot get to a lot of job interviews on a
timely basis. The bicycle has allowed her to cover long distances for
interviews that are too far for walking or not reachable by bus.
Clients with transportation issues should contact Yolanda Bing, Manager
of Employment Services, to learn about the program requirements. Yolanda
can be reached at 713-574-7545 or
ybing@maministries.org.
If you are interested in donating an adult bicycle to Cycle2Success, you
can take it to any of three Houston Cycling Centre locations: Southwest
Cyclery (Braeswood near Fondren), Spring Valley Cyclery (Gaylord at Echo
Lane), or Northwest Cyclery (290 near Jones Road). Tell them your
donation is for Cycle2Success and they will take it from there. Your
in-kind donation is tax-deductible based on your assessment of its value
prior to refurbishment.
