BIKEPGH MESSAGE BOARD ARCHIVE

Interested in riding your bike while helping urban youth? The MGR Foundation is currently hiring Program Assistants and Site Coordinators who are interested in working with middle-school students in a program called MGR Foundation Youth Cycling: Positive Spin. As part of Pittsburgh Public School’s Summer Dreamers Academy, our program, Positive Spin, will be offered to middle school students every afternoon (Monday-Friday), 12:30 –3:30 starting July 12th – August 13th. Positive Spin will be implemented at two Summer Dreamers Academy Sites: Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 and Pittsburgh King 6-8.

Positive Spin is an exciting health, wellness, and mentoring program offered by the MGR Foundation for Pittsburgh’s middle-school youth. It has three main components: mentoring; health, nutrition and fitness; and city access. In addition to building bicycles, and riding the city trails, students will also participate in workshops related to: nutrition and healthy cooking, bicycle safety and advocacy, and alternative forms of exercise. The program will end with a youth bike tour to Ohiopyle State Park and overnight camping trip for an exciting culminating event!

The Site Coordinators and Program Assistants will implement programming, facilitate group building activities, maintain bicycles, and lead bicycle rides throughout the city with the assistance of the Program Coordinator and Interns.

Applicants must have experience cycling in the city, basic knowledge of bicycle maintenance, and have previous experience working with youth.

Please send all resumes and inquiries to amy@mgrf.org