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OGDEN (AP) — Teenagers from juvenile detention centers in the Ogden area are learning how to repair bikes through a new program designed to give them job skills and put them back on a positive life path.
The Standard-Examiner reports that Danielle Fry leads the Ogden Bicycle Collective. She adapted the nonprofit's bike program to fit the needs of those at the Farmington Bay and Mill Creek youth centers and started teaching classes there this summer.
The students, ages 15 through 19, work to repair damaged bikes and can earn certifications at the end of the 12-week semester.
The program is meant to give the teens basic mechanic skills and enhance their problem solving abilities.
An 18-year-old student says she likes that the class provides her a way to get back into the community when she leaves Farmington Bay.
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