FutureCycle
FutureCycle equips youth who face barriers to success with skills to be employable in any bike shop or other organization.
FutureCycle Mission
We are currently accepting applications for the FutureCycle Program, and will begin interviewing candidates in January!
The mission of the FutureCycle Program is to use the Reno Bike Project as a setting to teach at-risk youth the skills needed for a lifetime of employment. The core of the program is a focus on bike mechanics and job skills. New for 2025, however, is the opportunity to gain experience in areas including marketing, customer service, management, and skilled trades!
If you or someone you know is interested in applying for the program, please fill out the application below.
Skills & Training
The 2025 program will be broken down into 3 parts. All participants start the program with in-depth bicycle repair training and job skills coaching, such as resume building, interviewing, networking, and more. Participants rebuild a used bicycle to commute on and keep after the program!
The second part of the program will be customized to match the interests of each participant. Participants will begin to gain experience working in different areas of the Reno Bike Project shop - with options to focus on gaining skills in marketing, customer service, management, or diving deeper into bicycle mechanics.
Finally, participants will complete a 5-week externship with a partnering organization, with options including bike shops, skilled trades, and more. Upon graduation, it is our goal to have produced highly desirable employees with relationships and references from RBP and the partnering organizations.
How to Join
This 15-week paid internship is open to 13 participants, aged 16-24, who think bikes can change lives, are interested in teaching, aren’t afraid to get dirty, are excited about a challenge, and are curious and eager to learn.
If you are interested in applying for the program, please fill out the online application here. Our program staff are reviewing applications on a rolling basis beginning January 2025 and will reach out to you following your application submission.
Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions!
Life After FutureCycle
We began with one pilot participant in Spring 2016. Since then, we have engaged 20 youth as Mechanics-In-Training and maintained 80% program completion with 65% earning continuing job offers. One FutureCycle alumnus currently works for RBP, and one has been promoted to manager at the shop where they spent their 5-week externship.
