Our staff is trauma-informed through training, which is part of the social-emotional foundation of our bicycle safety work. These videos give a concise overview of how to work with people who have experienced trauma when teaching them to ride a bicycle. Many of our riders are medically fragile, so we have included a video made by Bike First! staff on how to react if someone has a seizure.

Thanks to a grant from the JTMF Foundation, Bike First! purchased “focus tools” for our riders and an iPad with an app that allows us to communicate with non-verbal riders. The JTMF Foundation also donated $1,000 for the purchase of bikes and parts to be donated to riders in need last year, and Bikes 001 donated funds this year. Safe Routes to School donates $2,500 in scholarships to riders from low-income families each year. Between the support from SRTS and the JTMF Foundation, many of our riders will be able to attend and benefit from the bikes they can keep.

We are grateful for the support of ODOT, JTMF Foundation, Bikes 001, and Safe Routes to School.