Original Article appeared in DistrictFray Bike to the Beach, an annual bicycle-riding, autism-awareness fundraiser, is back for its 15th year on July 30. What began as a tradition between two friends transformed into a full-fledged 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that raised more than $1.2 million last year for autism awareness. In 1999, without rides or…
Original Article appeared in Fox5DC WASHINGTON – Saturday mornings bike ride to various breweries in Northern Virginia was just a preview of a much longer ride to Dewey Beach expected to take place later this month. Dozens of outdoor cycling enthusiasts and those whose lives are personally impacted by someone with autism and other disabilities gathered at…
Cultivate: Behavioral Health & Education We’re diving deeper into the story of Cultivate BHE, formerly known as Progressive Behavioral Science, who have been providing the ADA community of South Florida with engaging, individualized and compassionate care for over a decade. Big thanks to Jose, the Outreach Coordinator for the South Beach areas who was kind…
Original Article appeared in AutismSociety.org May 31, 2023, Rockville, MD – The Autism Society of America is thrilled to announce our partnership with Bike to the Beach through the ADD Impact Network. This collaboration will support the Autism Society’s Safety on the Spectrum™ program which will address the need for improved interactions between law enforcement and…
We’re back with another Why We Bike spotlight, a series highlighting organizational partners and riders of Bike to the Beach who work to help others reach their fullest potential. In this article. Meet Stina Borth, who has channeled her passion for helping children and young adults having difficulty maximizing their executive functioning and emotional intelligence…
ABA Therapy with ABA Centers of Florida As the ABA Centers of Florida team prepares to sponsor the 2023 Bike to the Beach event, we want to introduce ABA therapy to you! We understand how difficult it can be to navigate treatment for autism and other behavioral health challenges. Since the process can be overwhelming…
Family TestimonialIsland Dolphin Care “One of the greatest things we have learned here (at IDC) is how to help my son engage more and actually be more affectionate, by looking at a PECS card to choose to kiss a dolphin, and consequently he learned to kiss his mom, my wife, and that was an amazing moment…
A Rider SpotlightHarvey Yancey Meet Harvey Yancey – a compassionate and dedicated rider who has been supporting the Bike to the Beach cause for the past three years. Hailing from Washington D.C., Harvey is a graduate of Howard University and the owner of H2 Design Build, a company that builds affordable housing and revitalizes communities…
BIKE TO BEACH HELPS BUILD STRONGER ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES“Bloom makes me feel stronger – in my muscles and my brain.” That is how Bloom athlete and board member Amy Crane recently worded Bloom’s impact on her as an adult woman with Down syndrome. This impact would not be possible without the support and fundraising…
“No barriers, only barrier reefs”-Barrier Free Divers Motto Barrier Free Divers, or BFD, is an organization that has been allowing IDD individuals to experience the wonders of scuba diving through their dive camp down in the Florida Keys that has been operating in different iterations since 2016. Beyond allowing their campers to see that there…
