Neighborhood Bike Works
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Youth Bike Education and Empowerment Program (YBEEP)
Through our Youth Bike Education & Empowerment Program (YBEEP), NBW offers over 1,400 hours of tiered programming each year that instills confidence, inspires adventure, and builds skills for future success. YBEEP provides youth, ages 8-18, with a full array of offerings from entry-level classes to advanced job and leadership training opportunities.
Youth enter our YBEEP through Earn-A-Bike and Ride Club. In these multi-week classes, they can keep a bike that they refurbish themselves and explore Philly’s greenspaces. Both classes develop goal-setting and problem-solving skills, and expand horizons. Once they complete an entry-level class, youth can participate in Monthly Group Rides (to landmarks and greenspaces) and weekly Drop-In Repair Clinics. Older youth can take our Leadership & Advanced Mechanics Course, and then apply for paid employment positions as assistant instructors, bike safety ambassadors, or mechanics apprentices. Through these paid positions, teenagers gain valuable job and leadership experience, and become mentors to younger participants in our programs.
Adult Repair Co-Op
Need to use tools? Want to figure out how to adjust your brakes? Already know how to do everything, but you can’t fit a whole stand in your tiny urban apartment? You’re in luck! Our incredibly successful repair co-op has everything you need to get the job done. The Adult Repair Co-op is staffed by volunteer facilitators who have the knowledge you need to get your bike fixed and on the road again.
You can also purchase used bikes in as-is condition. All income from bicycle & parts sales benefits our youth education programming. Stop by to check out our selection.
Adult Repair Classes
Our Basic Bicycle Repair course for adults is a great way to begin learning how to repair and maintain your bike yourself, or to brush up on rusty repair skills. The class meets weekly for a month. Lessons typically include: flat repair, parts of the bike and bike fit, care and feeding of your brakes, shifting, and an introduction to overhauling bearings. More advanced procedures can be covered on request. Participants are encouraged to bring their own bikes and friends.
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Sustainability Award 2010
Spiral Q Puppet Theater
Exemplary Social Services: Mentoring and Older Youth 2010
Partners for Sacred Places
Sustainability Finalist 2008
Philadelphia Sustainability Awards
Cheers To Them: Favorite Philadelphians 2007
Philadelphia City Paper
Waste Watcher Award 2002
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
NBW has set the following goals for our Youth Bike Education and Empowerment Program (YBEEP). Programming and curricula are developed to support the achievement of these goals and indicators are tracked through regular monitoring and evaluation processes.
Goal 1: Youth develop life skills
Goal 2: Youth develop healthy habits
Goal 3: Youth learn professional skills that are transferable to real life experiences
Goal 4: Youth increase awareness about the importance of the natural environment
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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Neighborhood Bike Works
Board of directorsas of 04/24/2018
Gerry Marron
Gerald Marron
Schuylkill River Trail Ambassadors
Len Lodish
University of Pennsylvania
Dominick Ciaraldi
Comcast
Joanna Darcus
Angela Velez
Sarah Gomez
John Hemmer
Blake Rubin
Kareema Dixon
Tameko Patten
Aristide Tessitore
David Weaver
PECO Energy
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No