i am doing my own research, but can anyone direct me to some sources of funding for a community bicycle co-op? we only have this co-op open one night a week and the demand for parts and help is a lot higher than that. we would like to have it open several days a week, but i think we all have bills to pay need to pay someone to make that work.

the co-op works in a blue collar neighborhood with lots of immigrants, "at-risk" youth, people who rely on bicycles for transportation to work, and people who do not yet speak English. i think of this as a humanitarian endeavor, but also an ecological one because it empowers people to move without cars and recycle bicycle parts that might have otherwise be thrown away.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.