010: Cori Callahan: Bike & Build

May 29

On today's episode of Architectette we welcome Cori Callahan, the Program Director of Bike & Build.

Cori has a passion for working with humans in life-changing environments. She started her career in experiential and adventure education and civic engagement and later joined Bike and Build which pairs a cross-country bicycle trip with efforts to combat issues related to affordable housing.

Bike & Build pairs a cross-country bicycle trip with efforts to combat issues related to affordable housing and has been a thriving institution for 20 years with over 255,000 volunteer hours, 4000 participants, and 11 million miles biked. Sadly, summer 2023 will mark the non-profit’s final two rides.

We talk about:

The structure of the Bike & Build program
Typical participants
How the program tackles education and action to improve access to affordable housing.
The impact of the program on communities nationwide and the impact on participants
The reason for the program’s end
How you can support the 2023 riders!

Links:

Bike & Build: https://bikeandbuild.org/

SUPPORT Bike & Build: https://bikeandbuild.org/support/organization/

FOLLOW the 2023 Rides: https://bikeandbuild.org/follow/

National Low Income Housing Coalition: https://www.nlihc.org/

Low Income Housing Institute: https://www.lihihousing.org/

Okanogan County Long Term Recovery: http://www.okanogancountyrecovery.com/

Bike the US for MS: https://mssociety.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1232

4k For Cancer: https://4kforcancer.org/rider/

Habitat for Humanity: https://www.habitat.org/volunteer/near-you/find-your-local-habitat

NPR's The Outsiders Podcast: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/795090517/outsiders

US Department of Housing and Urban Development: https://www.hud.gov/