News and Events
May 2026 Fix-a-Palooza
Success!
Tuesday May 12 we held our first Fix-a-Palooza of 2026. It was a great day to get bikes rolling again!
These events are only possible through our partnership with Open Roads Bike Program, the support of volunteers like you, and the generosity of donors who contribute both used bikes and financial gifts that keep this work moving.
We also provide light meals for people while they wait.
We repaired about 15 bikes. A few were beyond repair, so we were able to swap them out with donated bikes that have been rehabbed and brought back into service.
Every bike we repair or give away is equipped with a secure lock and rechargeable bike lights, and we offer helmets to anyone who will wear one.
New for us this year, thanks to support from the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, is that we now have a peer recovery specialist present at every event!
Hope & Health
2025-2026 Winter Shelter & Healing Initiative
Hope & Health was our emergency winter medical respite program for people experiencing homelessness this past winter. The impact of this project was extraordinary!
Hope & Health operated through a unique partnership between Kalamazoo Street Medicine, local hospitals, and our team. The only way to access the program was through placement by Kalamazoo Street Medicine. Working closely with both hospitals in Kalamazoo, Street Medicine teams identified medically vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness, assessed their needs, and coordinated placement into the program
June 2026 Fix a Success
On Tuesday, June 16, we held our monthly Fix-a-Palooza at Bronson Park, where people who are unhoused can bring their bicycles for repairs and maintenance.
Thanks to the incredible mechanics from Open Roads Bike Program and our dedicated volunteers, 14 bicycles were repaired, helping people stay mobile and maintain their independence! Thye even helped us out by using their truck to transport 10 bikes to the event for us to gift to people!
In addition to the bike repairs, we were able to gift 10 bicycles to people experiencing houselessness.
Dignity in Motion Featured in
Second Wave Media
In October 2023, Dignity in Motion's Bike Program was featured in an article by Second Wave Media.
AND in November 2024, KTV's Soap and Hope Program was featured as well.
