About YCC

Why YCC?

The number of kids in the US who regularly ride a bike has dropped 20% since 2007. Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels and depression among adolescents continues to rise. The physical and mental benefits of biking have been proven time and time again but for millions of kids in the US, access to bikes and safe places to ride is not a reality. The YCC offers a solution. Our mission is to take collective action for all kids to access, experience and develop a lifelong love of bicycling ultimately fostering the integration of cycling into the fabric of local communities.

The work of the YCC is made possible by generous support from USA Cycling, QBP Donor Advised Fund, and PeopleForBikes

YCC Partner Organizations

The YCC is comprised of the following ten leading cycling organizations, each with distinct, yet compatible efforts to provide access to bicycling experiences through cycling sports including road, BMX, mountain biking, infrastructure, advocacy, bike maintenance education and for positive introductory adventures in currently underrepresented participant groups.

Free Bikes 4 Kidz

FB4K is a non-profit organization helping all kids ride into a happier, healthier childhood by providing bikes to families who need them. The public donates gently used bikes, and we organize thousands of volunteers to clean, refurbish, and give them

Partner Website

Little Bellas

Little Bellas brings together girls ages 7 to 16 with female mentors to use mountain biking as a vehicle to teach the importance of teamwork, goal-setting, and fostering a healthy lifestyle.

Partner Website

National Interscholastic Cycling Association

The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) develops interscholastic mountain biking programs for student-athletes and coaches across the United States to build strong minds, bodies, character, and communities through cycling.

Partner Website

PeopleForBikes

PeopleForBikes is making biking better for everyone by collaborating with millions of individual riders, thousands of businesses and community leaders and hundreds of elected officials to create a powerful, united voice for bicycling and its benefits.

Partner Website

Project Bike Tech

Project Bike Tech is a two-year accredited program for high school juniors and seniors that utilizes lab classrooms supplied with tools, bikes and curriculum to foster life-long engagement with the bicycle.

Partner Website

Safe Routes Partnership

Safe Routes Partnership provides one-on-one consulting and coaching to organizations and local agencies seeking to advance their communities by making them more walkable, bikeable, active and equitable.

Partner Website

The League of American Bicyclists

For generations past and to come, The League represents bicyclists in the movement to create safer roads, stronger communities, and a Bicycle Friendly America. Through education, advocacy and promotion, we work to celebrate and preserve the freedom cycling brings to

Partner Website

Trips for Kids

Using the bicycle as a vehicle and the core of our programming, Trips for Kids serves youth aged 7-17 and uses the bicycle as a tool to offer hands-on learning and creative problem-solving and teamwork, while nurturing a lifelong connection

Partner Website

USA BMX Foundation

USA BMX Foundation provides STEAM educational resources for youth and teaching professionals.

Partner Website

USA Cycling

USA Cycling is the national governing body for the sport of cycling in the United States and oversees the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike, cyclocross, and BMX.

Partner Website

National Youth Bike Programs Map

National youth bike programs are working to get more kids on bikes around the country. Using this map, you can find local chapter locations for many of the YCC partner organizations as well as others. Check it out to find a program near you!

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