Check out this article about a bicycle repair shop in Chicago that offers bikes to kids on the south side. It's like an after school program where kids can learn how to build & repair bikes. After 20 hours of work, they select a bike for repair that they can keep. After 25 hours, they get to take the bike home with them.
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this place is awesome. the space it's housed in, experimental station, is even cooler. make a trip down if you haven't gotten the chance.
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