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| Photo: AP, Martha Irvine |
Kids on the south side of Chicago are learning valuable life lessons from a bike shop in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Blackstone Bicycle Works has an after school youth program that teaches kids how to build a bicycle. They learn mechanical skills and learn how to conduct themselves in a work environment. The best part, is that after they log 25 hours in the shop, they earn their very own bike.
But the kids are coming away from the program with much more than a bike. The Associated Press video below shows how the shop is empowering the youth to work hard at the shop and in the classroom.
The bicycle shop is always looking for donations. If you have an old bike that's not working and just taking up space in your garage, donate it to Blackstone Bicycle Works! They'll be able to use the parts to help teach local kids!!
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