Saving Icarus
Turning Setbacks into Comebacks
“It is better to build strong children than to repair broken men” – Frederick Douglass
Building Futures Through Cycling
Starting Spring / Summer 2021
What We Do
Saving Icarus is nonprofit youth development program aimed at keeping kids out of the criminal justice system. We want to help young people overcome adversity through cycling, storytelling and small-group discussion. Here’s what to expect when you join.
How You Can Help
Because we are a new organization, there are many ways you can help. Financial contributions, bicycle and equipment donations, volunteers and prayers will be gratefully received. Please spread the word about our mission.
Updates
Mentorship Can Meet A Critical Need
Why are a disproportionate number of young adults, ages 18 to 24, arrested and jailed in the United States? Here are some of the numbers from a report by Fair and Just Prosecution: 18-to-24-year-olds accounted for 24.6 percent of all arrests and 26 percent of all burglary, robbery and aggravated assault arrests, even though that age…
Read MoreGiving Away Smiles, Bicycles at City Bike Safety Event
Saving Icarus, a new nonprofit organized to help at-risk children through bicycling, make its first public appearance at the Pittsburgh Youth Bike Safety Event on June 12 at the Bud Harris Cycling Track. Founder Jerry Johnson and several members of the board of directors chatted with children and their parents about the experience and benefits…
Read MoreWhy Western Pa. Needs Saving Icarus
I am an African American man and a former prosecutor. For over twenty years I have worked in or around the criminal justice system, and I observed hundreds of young African American men enter into the criminal system and not be seen again for several years. I prosecuted people who made life-altering decisions in moments…
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