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Venture North is more than your standard bike & coffee shop.
As the only bike shop in North Minneapolis, our programs enrich our vibrant community and help to create a sustainable and accessible future for all. Start Here, Go Anywhere |
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Open Shop
Tuesdays from 3 pm - Close At Open Shop, anyone age 16+ can work on their bike with help from volunteers in our classroom. Youth (15 and under) are welcome with adult supervision. Come in with anything from a flat fix to a complete bike build. Open Shop is a free, weekly event – you only need to pay for the parts you use. Respect and resilience are required. |
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All About Bikes
All About Bikes is an intensive, hands on mechanics training course for North Minneapolis youth ages 15-20. All About Bikes apprentices will learn how to repair and maintain bikes in preparation to work at Venture North or other bike shops. At the end of the 16-week program, two apprentices will be invited to stay at Venture North to continue their apprenticeship as paid staff members. |
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Bike Camp
Inquire in-store for next event! Bike camp is a one day, 3-hour bike camp for youth 1st through 5th grade. Bike camp will provide participants with fun activities that teach basic bike riding skills, encourage safe bike riding and provide a safe and structured event for kids to enjoy doing something active. A meal will be provided and upon completion, participants receive a helmet, a lock, and a free refurbished bike! Registration is limited to the first 20 participants that are registered. |
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Mobile Bike & Coffee Shop
Email us to schedule an event! Our new Pop-Up Bike Shop is our way of serving our community past our brick and mortar business. We use this bike-shop-on-wheels to teach basic maintenance, sponsor events, and engage with local businesses. This also serves as a way of cementing the skills we teach our Step-Up interns over the summer. Contact the store to see where our Pop-Up Bike Shop will be next! |
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Earn-A-Bike Program
Inquire in-store for next event! A summer program for youth ages 10+ to learn how to fix and maintain bikes and work their way towards bike ownership. Every child that completes the program receives a free bike in their size and the skills to maintain it. Earn-a-Bike participants learn community responsibility and respect while working in a collaborative, youth-led environment. |
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Youth Internships
Summer Internships are available in the coffee bar through Step-Up Achieve and Emerge North 4, programs that give real life employment and interview skills to young adults. Step-Up Achieve offers additional opportunities for youth through Redeemer Lutheran Church and Redeemer Center for Life. |
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