You Can Ride 2

A charitable program of Goodwill Industries of Alberta, You Can Ride 2 is an organization that offers children with disabilities the opportunity to find joy and freedom through movement by reducing barriers to riding a bike. You Can Ride 2 was started in 2003 by our Strategic Director, Janine Halayko, after a 9-year-old girl she worked with as a physiotherapist asked if she was the only child in grade 3 who could not yet ride a bike. This inspired Janine to create a cycling group to teach children with coordination challenges how to ride a bike. Our organization has grown and evolved over the years. We now operate out of Goodwill’s Impact Centre and have expanded our programming to help even more children experience the joy of riding a bike! We have three programs: 1. Borrow a Bike - This program allows children with a diagnosis that makes riding a standard bicycle difficult, to borrow an adaptive bicycle from our pool of over 200 adaptive bikes! Learn to Ride - This program is a 6-week evidence-based cycling course designed to teach children with coordination challenges or other special needs how to ride a two-wheeled bicycle without training wheels. Modify - Through this program, you can bring your bike to be modified by our mechanics, who will install adaptations specific to your needs.