Richmond Cycling Corps
As an organization, including our youth, our battle cry is:
Can't stop. Won't stop.
Richmond Cycling Corps is changing the lives of youth who live in Richmond's public housing projects through cycling, education, and ongoing mentorship. While cycling is the main vehicle for programming, at the heart, our organization is serving disadvantaged youth who live in public housing, by showing up day after day, because we “Can’t stop, won’t stop.”
We are disrupting the status quo.
This Summer, join us for our annual ride challenge - and donate one dollar for every mile you ride over the weekend of August 16th and 17th. We’re cooking up a great big list of fun group rides to inspire you, but you can choose your own adventure in so many ways. Already have a ride planned? Racing? Donate based on the miles you ride, whether they are with our amazing volunteers, with us, or on your own adventure!
Instructions for signing up are HERE, and if you’d like to lead a group ride, simply reach out to emily@richmondcyclingcorps.org to chat about it!
The Richmond Cycling Corps was recently featured in an article by Outside Magazine
Engaging Richmond’s disadvantaged youth
The Richmond Cycling Corps is a local nonprofit organization that uses cycling as a tool to create engagement with youth. While cycling is one of our main programs, at the heart, our organization is serving disadvantaged youth who live in public housing.
Click here to help support our efforts!
Cycling allows our youth to get outside, be active, get away from structures that have perpetuated poverty, and improve their physical and mental health. Day by day, they are learning how to improve and get better. And hopefully, they can see that if they can get better at cycling, they can get better at anything they put their mind to.
OUR PROGRAMS
What starts on a bike does not end with a race or a ride. We aim to develop the whole person as we contribute to the lives of young people in Richmond’s East End.
About Us
Cycling is our platform for change. We have fun. We laugh. We teach. We learn. We have a passion for being a positive impact on the kids in the heart of public housing.
The Kickstand
Looking to rent a bicycle? Look no further! We offer a wide range of bikes for all different skills levels, ages, and riding preferences - Electric, Mountain, Hybrid, and Road!
HEARD was awarded the Emmy® for outstanding documentary in the historical/cultural category in 2021 by the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
HEARD captures the inspiring stories of five people who grew up in “the projects,” surviving and thriving in spite of, and often because of, the challenges they've had to overcome.
One of those stories features RCC and our work with youth living here in Richmond’s East End.