Nonprofit Bikes for Kids Wisconsin provided 500 bicycles and helmets to community members at its 2025 Bikes for Kids Annual Bike Giveaway event on April 5, Madison365 reports. The organization works to expand the accessibility of bicycle-based transportation across the state.
Registered individuals facing transportation barriers received free bikes at the event, and a number of local and statewide nonprofits and schools applied to receive bikes as well. Among the organizations that have received bicycles are the African Center for Community Development, Active Youth Wisconsin, Black Girl Magic, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, Menasha School District, Bad River Family Foundations, Great Lakes Inter Tribal Council, Dane County Youth Justice & Prevention Program, Emerson Elementary School, LaFollette High School, Blackhawk Middle School, Jamestown Neighborhood Association, Stoughton Resettlement Assistance Program and Nekoosa School District.
Bikes for Kids distributes 2,000 bikes annually to community members in need and teaches bike mechanics classes for area youth. The organization has now exceeded 13,000 bikes distributed throughout Wisconsin.
