We’re Hiring!!!
Scraper Bike Team is hiring for a part-time Operations Manager to help our small, community-
oriented, ambitious nonprofit become organized, effective, and stay on track with our programs and operational commitments.
Scraper Bike Team at the Black Joy Parade
We didn’t let the rain and cold keep us from showing our colors at the Black Joy Parade. We rolled out two contingents, one with Original Scraper Bike Team members led by Champ and RB, and the other with kids from the Better Neighborhods/Same Neighbors after-school enrichment program, led by our Higher Ground NDC partners …
Help us move the Shed!
We are proud to announce that the Scraper Bike Team will be moving home to Arroyo Viejo Park. In partnership with many organizations and city departments, such as the Oakland Public Library, Oakland’s Department of Transportation, and Oakland Parks, Recreation and Youth Development, the Scraper Bike Team is relocating its home base—The Shed, our shipping …
2022-2023 enrichment programs
Our 2022-2023 after-school enrichment programs are underway! In partnership with Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corporation, we provide free bike skills development training and community bike rides for 4th and 5th graders in East Oakland. The program is currently running at Brookfield Elementary and Madison Park Academy, with more sites to come in 2023.
East Oakland Futures Fest, June 18
In partnership with emergent labs and Black Cultural Zone, the Scraper Bike Team will participate in the East Oakland Futures Festival as part of Liberation Weekend. Long a vision of our founder Champ Stevenson, this free event celebrates the creativity and possibilities of the East Oakland community. At 11:00 AM we’ll roll out a community …
Summer programs
Our summer programs are getting ready to roll out! These bike enrichment programs are free to East Oakland fourth and fifth graders, as part of the City of Oakland’s “Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors” program. We roll from 11AM-3PM on Wednesdays and Fridays, at Madison Park Academy (Sobrante Park) from June 8 to July 15. After …
Health & Resource Fair
The Scraper Bike Team showed out at the Health and Resource Fair at Brookfield Park, the official launch for the Transformative Climate Communities “Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors” program.
Launch of Original Scraper Bike Team after-school program
The Original Scraper Bike Team and Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corporation are proud to announce the launch of a new after-school program supporting health, mobility and creativity in East Oakland youth.
Announcing new Executive Director, Rion F. Manning
The Original Scraper Bike Team is pleased to announce that we have selected Rion F. Manning as our new Executive Director, effective immediately.