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Watsonville Bike Shack Cooperative

General Agency Information
Name: Watsonville Bike Shack Cooperative
Alternate Name(s): El Bike Shack COOP Watsonville
Address: 555 Main Street
Watsonville,  CA  95076
Driving Directions
Contact Information
Primary Phone: 831-296-0326
Email: elbikeshack@facebook.com
Website: http://www.facebook.com/elbikeshack
Hours
Days/Hours of Operation: See Meeting Hours
Details
Description: Located behind Ramos Furniture Store, we created the Watsonville Bike Shack with a lot of volunteer hours and the support of an organization in Santa Cruz called the Bike Church. For almost two years we have been building this program together. They gave us our first tools and had their mechanics train our youth in basic bike repair. Last year we received a small grant which enables us to pay 3 youth $20.00 a week to work at the Farmers Market for a four hour shift. We have made a huge impact. Everyone loves our project, a lot of people give us their old bikes. Every week we help people at the Farmer's Market and they look for us! We have given away many bikes to children and young adults. We have had a warehouse donated to the Bike Shack so we have a place to fix and store the bikes. Art is also created at the warehouse. We also would like to hold classes and workshops in the future at our warehouse.

ELIGIBILITY: Watsonville residents in need with special emphasis on youth, farmworkers, and the homeless.
Programs: We are open TUESDAY 4pm-6pm and THURSDAY 4:30pm-7pm at 555 Main Street (Behind Furniture store) Watsonville CA as well Friday's at the Farmers market in Watsonville @ Placita from 4pm-7pm Estamos abiertos martes y jueves de 4:00-6:00 555 Main Street en Watsonville CA 95076

People can donate bikes to us or they can donate money so we can start to organize bike and art workshops for the community.
Languages other than English: Spanish
Accommodations for Disabled Persons: Call for Information
Parking & Wheelchair Access
Public Transportation: Available Within Three Blocks
Eligibility: See Description Notes
Fees: Donations Accepted
Areas Served: Santa Cruz County
Physical Location: Watsonville
Funding Source: Donations
Fundraising
Proceeds from Sales
Subject Headings
Subject Headings: Dropout Prevention
Gang Programs
Prevention Programs
Private Nonprofits
Youth
Youth Development
Youth/Student Support Groups
This agency was last updated on April 4, 2018.