"Good Karma Bikes is partnering with YMCA Silicon Valley to provide third through fifth grade students in the Berryessa Union School District with bicycles, many of whom have a longer distance to travel after the closure of three elementary schools this school year. The students are part of the YMCA Expanded Learning Program at Noble Elementary School. JPMorgan Chase also stepped up, gifting students backpacks filled with school supplies."
"Jenny Circle, development director of Good Karma Bikes, said providing transportation for children will put them on an equal playing field, increasing their self-esteem, independence and success. "California is seeing a very high rate of absenteeism, where children face transportation barriers - maybe they have a single parent that works multiple jobs," Circle told San José Spotlight. "Giving them a bike not only helps them get to school, but it keeps them active."
Good Karma Bikes partnered with YMCA Silicon Valley to supply bicycles to third through fifth graders in the Berryessa Union School District after three elementary schools closed, increasing travel distances. The initiative targets students in the YMCA Expanded Learning Program at Noble Elementary School and includes a donation of 50 bicycles to former Toyon Elementary School students. JPMorgan Chase provided backpacks filled with school supplies. The effort is part of the "Brake the Cycle of Absenteeism" campaign to address transportation barriers that contribute to chronic absenteeism and to support student access, activity, and participation in after-school programs.
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