From Braking Cycles Apprentice to College Graduate!
Josh came to us just as we were officially launching our job training program at Braking Cycles. Josh was 18 years old and fighting like...
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- Apr 29
- 3 min
April Showers Bring May Flowers
How many times have we heard this phrase? I wonder if “April Showers Bring May Flowers” was coined to remind us that the rain will...
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- Apr 1
- 2 min
What's in Your Wheelhouse?
Do you remember a moment in your upbringing when you were asked what you wanted to be when you grew up? Do you remember all the dreams...
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- Mar 1
- 2 min
Bondage to Freedom
She stopped by Braking Cycles the other day. Just out of the blue, Maddy came by to say hello and to share how life was going with her...
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- Feb 1
- 1 min
Her First Apartment
It’s been nearly two years since Olivia walked through the front door of Harmony House. And today, she has the keys to her own. Olivia...
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- Jan 1
- 3 min
Lions and Bears
Have you ever faced something so frightening it stops you in your tracks and paralyzes you in fear? That kind of fear can be crippling to...
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- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
Tools or Traps?
Transitional Youth began serving youth on the streets in 1991. Over the past 31 years, thousands of young lives have been impacted. We...
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- Jul 31, 2022
- 2 min
A Whisper to a Cry...
18-year-old Shayla came to us from a long way off. A thousand miles away from “home” and equally as far from any semblance of hope. ...
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- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Two Years and Eleven Months...
The streets, drugs, and sheer survival were the only things Leigha had ever known. You see, Leigha not only spent her entire life...
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- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
April Showers Bring May Flowers...
…this is not only true in the physical sense, but it’s also a powerful metaphor for our teens and young adults as they face the harshness...
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- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
A Baby Born and New Life Begins…
A tent and life on the streets was all Anna knew from the time she was 14 years old. Like many of our youth, Anna felt the streets were...
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- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
A Clean Slate and New Beginnings...
17-year-old “Justin” sat in my office; head down, staring at the floor. Justin had been told about Braking Cycles by his parole officer....
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- Feb 2, 2022
- 4 min
She wore a red dress...
Fall was in the air but it was still comfortable enough to sit outside. I was wrapping up a volunteer meeting on the patio of a local...
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- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
The Sky is the Limit!
As we take the first steps into the New Year, we are grateful for what has been, and we are excited for what’s ahead. The challenges of...
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- Dec 3, 2021
- 1 min
They say a picture is worth a thousand words...
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This picture is a reminder for us, at Transitional Youth, what Christmas truly is about. ...
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- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
Bringing Harmony to Broken Places
“Harmony” extends to Braking Cycles Coffee and Bike Shop as a new mural has been designed and created by our girls from Harmony House....
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- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
One moment can change everything...
Each day driving down Powell toward Braking Cycles, we never know what we will see. This particular day, a boy sat on the steps beside...
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- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
Reaching Youth Before They Reach the Streets…
A very common thread woven throughout the lives of the youth we serve, is that most have spent years in the foster care system, and more...
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- Jul 12, 2018
- 3 min
Transformation in many forms
Nathan Lawrence, owner of Good News Tree Service, took a chance on the overgrown and dangerous trees at Fortify in Wilsonville. He came...
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