This nonprofit helps formerly incarcerated Californians build bikes—and better future

People who have spent time in jail can learn how to repair and sell bikes if they get into a cohort program for Community Cycles of California, a San Jose-based non-profit that helps people who typically face barriers to employment develop business skills. 

The non-profit gives 10 people who are “justice-involved” the opportunity to learn how to run a business. Many of the participants are also veterans or have been homeless in their past, according to Colin Bruce, who co-founded the non-profit with a friend, Cindy Ahola.