The Kickstand has moved!
The Kickstand moved its physical location to Project GRACE (Gainesville Regional Alachua County Empowerment) on 5/10/14. This is the site of Gainesville's One Stop homeless resource center.
Services to the public will start in Fall of 2014 with a target start of September 13, 2014. During Summer of 2014, The Kickstand will conduct special projects and training. Two kinds of volunteers are needed, facilitators and mechanics. Residents of GRACE will be taught skills to perform both functions. The public is welcome to participate. During summer, services are by appointment only by emailing gainesvillekickstand@gmail.com.
Facilitation training will be held on how to manage The Kickstand space on a daily basis. This includes, among other things, operations, accounting, inventory management, opening, and closing the space.
Mechanic training will be held to teach how, among other things, to repair bikes, recycle unusable items, and organize all material items.
Facilitators and mechanics will be taught small business skills including marketing items for sale (how to price and value the worth of goods, take photos, prepare, and sales), maintaining documentation, and managing operations.
Again the public is welcome to participate, but must email us to know the dates of training sessions or shop hours.