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St. Louis BWorks was founded in 1988 with the idea that everyone deserves the chance to pursue their dreams.

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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Over the years, dedicated volunteer Emma Huff has spent countless hours working in the bike shop, helping with alumni rides and bike buses, and more recently lending a hand at BWorks’ soon-to-be new home along South Grand each week!
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Eventually this outdoor space will be a combination of a true "Traffic Garden" mixed with outdoor space when the weather is nice for classes. Come lend a hand, planting and hauling mulch on Oct 10th as we start the first 30' of garden! form.jotform.com/262664818232...
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Shhhh, a few parts and bicycles headed to sales to support getting more kids on bikes. Don’t tell anyone.
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hours of sunlight in the day are fading, but we continue to work on our new home. Come lend a hand! Info@bworks.org
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The dog days of summer might be coming to an end! But the heat will continue ;) ☀️🚲 This week, more than 100 students joined us for Earn-A-Bike, Learn-To-Ride, and Earn-A-Computer classes. That’s a whole lot of learning, riding, wrenching, and fun packed into one hot week!
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s the 20th anniversary of Parking Day, where advocates repurpose a parking spot for a couple hours for mini-parks, reclaiming space for social good. Meanwhile the spaces we have for pedestrians and cyclists are reclaimed daily by bad parking jobs.
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Like smiling youth? Working on bicycles? Or Teaching kids how to ride a bicycle? Bworks is looking to grow its staff as we continue to grow our programs and locations! Check out the two positions we just opened up at the link below. www.bworks.org/blog/
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This (short yet full) week #ByTheNumbers at BWorks... ✔ 15 class sessions at six different locations, including our headquarters, four schools and a library 🚸🚲🍎
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
How was your Tuesday? ☀️ For 10 City Garden Montessori fourth graders, this September Tuesday involved pedaling on two wheels all by themselves for the very first time in their lives. We managed to pause five of them long enough for a quick thumbs up! 😎
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
What a great day, despite the heat! So good to see so many fellow #STL folks getting out and enjoying the outdoors (and the shade and all the hydration!). Shout out to all the young riders who powered through our grass course
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Come visit us in Tower Grove Park today during TGFM's Harvest Festival! It's all about our littlest riders today, with our whole fleet of balance bikes and small kids' bikes plus helmets ready to roll. Say hello and take a spin on the course!
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Happy Tuesday! We're excited to share another volunteer spotlight today, this one about longtime BWorks champion Steve Schmitz! 🧵
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Your friendly reminder that SLPS schools start on Monday! Lots of kids walking to bus stops and and ever growing number biking. Let’s all slow our roll and give the kids some extra space.
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Weekly recap: August 16 to 22 It’s been a milder week to be outdoors, and our students, staff and volunteers certainly made the most of it! On Tuesday, our Ferguson Earn-A-Bike crew focused in on a gears lesson with Mr. Erik before their Day 5 practice ride later on in the class. Meanwhile 1/X
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
How was your Thursday? We started the day getting *59* #STL fourth graders fitted for helmets and bikes and practicing their gliding, stopping and pedaling skills as part of their school day. They encouraged each other all morning, and we're so proud of them! 1/3
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
For many BWorks students, the end of an Earn-A-Bike class marks the beginning of countless bike rides. For Zach Dinga, it also marked the beginning of his volunteer journey. 1/X
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
What an August it's been so far! Hot, yes, and with lots of back-to-school vibes palpable, but our amazing youth and our teaching and refurbishment teams haven't let the heat or the busyness keep them from soaking up these last days of summer and learning lots along the way. 1/X
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Was a rocky day on Wednesday :), with various donated materials showing up for the new yard at 2149 Grand. Rocks for alongside the garden path / trail that we hope to start planting with natives this fall! Once the heat breaks, if you have plants you want to split let us know.
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We're so proud of the crew of 19 BWorks youth and helpers who pedaled 6.6 miles through beautiful Forest Park together last night! We saw an owl, beautiful fountains and skies, and even some dinosaurs 🙂 But most of all ...
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
On this #FriendsFriday, we want to celebrate our latest Pershing Fellow, rising Wash U senior Eva Carrasquillo-Wilkinson (pictured at left). She's been getting a close-up view of what’s possible for St. Louis youth in her internship with us. tinyurl.com/mvmn4e4d 1/3
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Weekly recap: July 12 to 18 We’re closing out this middle week of July with lots of water, shade and gratitude. It’s that time of year where the heat can feel relentless, but we all still need to move and learn and connect and get things done! This week was no exception, with nine 1/X
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
With DOT dropping bike lanes and speed cameras from list of proven road safety measures coupled with enforcement off the table of options, what will advocates turn to? Advocates who have been anti-education or encouragement, will pivot quickly as funding drys. www.npr.org/2026/07/16/n...
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Bike lanes and speed cameras disappear from the DOT's list of proven safety measures
The Federal Highway Administration quietly stripped bike lanes and other safety recommendations from a key list of best practices. Critics say those measures are proven to cut crashes and save lives.
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Slowly we are putting this building back into shape for our next home. Our amazing volunteers have so many skills and talents and constantly impress us with the work they do!
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Do you find cleaning therapeutic? Like power washing things? Free on a Tuesday evening? Have we got the volunteer job for you! Send us an email at info@bworks.org
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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
If you have time or money to give, @stlbworks.bsky.social is a great place to do it.
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We started Monday strong w/ Day 1 of Earn-A-Computer and Learn-To-Ride in partnership with @stlouispubliclibrary summer camps! Welcome to all 18 of today's new BWorks students, and big thanks to our teachers and the SLPL branch teams! A couple favorite moments of the day: the audible gasps when 1/2
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Weekly recap: June 13-20 Looking back at the past eight days, we’re celebrating 19 Earn-A-Bike, Learn-To-Ride and Earn-A-Computer class sessions in that time, an alumni adventure to Grant’s Farm, a successful bike drive, solid progress on our new home 1/X
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
It's Day 1 of Earn-A-Computer class for nine brand-new students joining us at the shop tonight. Welcome, everyone! :)
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Weekly recap: June 1 to 6 It’s been a week of memorable moments. Let’s recount just a few… 🧵 On Monday, we celebrated the launch of a great new Earn-A-Bike partnership with Ferguson-Florissant.
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This first week of June is off to a strong start with some wonderful pilot partnerships to celebrate. Those include our two-cohort Earn-A-Bike offerings at Little Creek Nature Area in partnership with the Ferguson-Florissant School District, which is even providing bus transport
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
That’s a wrap on bike buses for this school year. Let’s all keep an eye out for these great kids rolling into summer break on two wheels!
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Weekly recap: May 16 to 22 The past seven days are a bit of a blur, and it’s good to stop and reflect on all the good effort by our students, teachers, mechanics, partners and supporters of all sorts. 🧵
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Evie Hemphill @evhemphill.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
What a great day today helping lead the @stlbworks.bsky.social / City Garden #bikebus! We have two more bike bus rides here in #STL next week before school's out, and my soundtrack is in need of a refresh. Got a song suggestion? Let me know! :) cc @coachbalto.bsky.social
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
A reminder that Wednesday is the annual ride of silence. It’s the annual ride that’s once again not happening in STL because of the ongoing silence by advocates to support victims of traffic violence opting instead to use victims.
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
What a day! 12 amazing BWorks youth, 5 awesome moms, 6 trustworthy river guides, 3 dedicated BWorks crew members -- that's what we call a successful pedal/paddle! We're so proud of this group of Earn-A-Bike alumni and family members and helpers for biking 10 miles up the riverfront today before...
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
It’s only Monday, so you can still see us Tuesday or Thursday, but FYI we are shutting down this weekend for a much earned 3 day weekend!
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
What a day! 12 amazing BWorks youth, 5 awesome moms, 6 trustworthy river guides, 3 dedicated BWorks crew members -- that's what we call a successful pedal/paddle! We're so proud of this group of Earn-A-Bike alumni and family members and helpers for biking 10 miles up the riverfront today before...
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Congrats are in order for our Carondelet Park-based grads, who wrapped up six weeks of lessons last night with their graduation ride! This great group of students and teachers made the most of every spring evening in and around the park and now the students have taken home their bikes to keep! 1/2
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
To all our amazing supporters in Illinois! All month long we are collecting bikes with these great libraries and MCT!
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
What does it mean to give at BWorks? So many things! On this Give STL Day, we’re savoring: > how our amazing students give it their all (including two graduating Earn-A-Bike groups at SLPS elementary schools yesterday, one group at International Institute today .... 1/3
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Volunteer power continues to pick off projects to get our new home ready! Lend a hand at www.bworks.org
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Weekly recap: April 26 to May 2 For a week that started out rather stormy, it sure did turn into one full of springtime magic and a great start to National Bike Month, too! This past Monday our Oak Hill Elementary students met their chosen bikes for the very first time 1/X
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Evie Hemphill @evhemphill.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I keep falling asleep sitting up (on the couch) tonight as we watch a show. Another wildly busy week and so much to celebrate. Proud of our @stlbworks.bsky.social team and students and partners.
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Our latest group of Earn-A-Bike students at Bernard Long wrapped up a fantastic six weeks of effort today. We went for a ride around the neighborhood celebrating their accomplishments! Big thanks to the Joe Roberts Youth Club and the Agency for Community Transit for making this cohort possible. 😎
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
We just updated our classes page with more Earn-A-Computer, Learn-To-Ride and Earn-A-Bike options around the #STL area as we zoom toward summer! Find more info & the registration links at www.bworks.org/classes/ where we also list our upcoming alumni adventures that still have spots!
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
What a beautiful weekend for the Earth Day Festival in @forestparkforever.bsky.social! We're here all weekend, come say hi and check out our balance bike course! 🚲💙🌎
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stlbworks.bsky.social @stlbworks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
What a beautiful week to be celebrating Earth Day! Caring for the world around us is at the very heart of BWorks' mission and operations, and it's a great day to look at what those activities look like on a given day. Over the past 24 hours... 🧵
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