Full Cycle
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Pillsbury United CommunitiesAffordable Used Bikes & More — Creating Opportunities Through Bikes
$450
raised by 7 people
$5,000 goal
Full Cycle is a nonprofit social enterprise of Pillsbury United Communities, based in South Minneapolis. We are a bicycle recyclery and youth employment program that connects with young people experiencing homelessness through hands-on job training, street outreach, and free bike distribution.
Our mission is simple: to turn bicycles into opportunities.
For youth facing housing insecurity, a bike can mean far more than a way to get from one place to another. It can be the key to employment, stability, confidence, and self-care. Every refurbished bike represents a new beginning — for both the young person building it and the person riding it.
What We Do
- Employment and Job Training: Facilitate paid training programs that teach bike repair, build professional skills, and provide an opportunity to give back to community
- Free Bikes by Appointment: Supply bikes as free and reliable transportation for unhoused youth.
- Street Outreach Services: Offer connection, support, and basic needs resources to youth experiencing homelessness.
- Food Access: Connect unhoused youth with thousands of hot meals and rescued food items, delivered to them by bicycle
- Environmental Impact: Reduce waste through recycling and refurbishing hundreds of bicycles each year
Each of these programs is designed to foster independence, sustainability, and community connection — values that keep South Minneapolis rolling forward.
Why Your Gift Matters
When you support Full Cycle during Give to the Max, you help us:
Provide job training and mentorship for youth participants
Maintain our community bike shop and repair facilities
Fund street outreach and emergency assistance for unhoused youth
Keep our programs free and accessible to everyone who needs them
Your donation keeps bikes — and young lives — moving.
Visit Us
Full Cycle Bike Shop3515 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407Open Tuesday – Thursday, 12–6 PM
Donate Today: givemn.org/organization/FullCycle
Help us continue building a healthier, more connected Minneapolis — one bike at a time.