Trips For Kids is an organization made up of volunteers!

Please join us!

Rides

Rides take place during the week and some Saturdays. Volunteers need to bring their own bike, helmet, sack lunch and water. We take a group of up to 10 inner-city youth between the ages of 10 to 17. The rides take place at Lake Pueblo State Park, frequently starting from the Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo. Volunteers meet at 9:00am at a predetermined location to load bikes and then carpool out to the ride site. We supply bikes and gear for the kids. A specially trained volunteer leads each ride.

Sign up as a ride volunteer so give us a call at 719-250-0020 or email glenn@tfksoutherncolorado.org. See below for a description of the day and directions to the warehouse.

A Typical Ride

1. Volunteers meet at 9:00am.
2. Volunteers load bikes and gear for kids and carpool to ride site.
3. We meet the group of kids at 10:00am at the trailhead and set them up with bikes, helmets, and other gear.
4. We do an introduction, talk about the ride, and then head out.
5. Volunteers ride along with one or two specified kids and help them where needed (coaching them on the use of bicycles, ensuring their safety, encouraging them). Some kids are experienced riders but many are not and need time and patience before they become comfortable with off-road riding.
6. The ride stops for lunch and a rest before heading back.
7. At the end of the ride, the group gathers in a circle and talks about their experience on the ride.
8. Volunteers return to bike storage location to sort, clean, check over, and put away the bikes and gear. We'll send you home at about 3:30pm!

LAST MINUTE CHANGES DO OCCUR SO PLEASE BE FLEXIBLE!
THANK YOU AND HAVE FUN!

Chance of Rain?

If it looks like is going to rain, unless otherwise notified, please call your Ride Leader the evening before the ride or the morning of the ride (before 8:00am). If the ride is canceled because of weather, we often ask volunteers to help at our bike shop for a few hours. Occasionally, we try to do a hike with the kids.

Lost or Running Late?

From 9:00-9:40am, call Trips For Kids at 719-250-0020

Questions? Contact us!