Vet Bikes Program & Building 9 Transitional Housing

Building 9 for Veterans Transitional Housing Program is located at the Washington Veterans Home in Retsil, WA.

The 60-bed transitional housing facility is available to assist those in need of stable housing, vocational rehabilitation, and increased income potential.

Veterans are surrounded with supportive staff and wrap-around services designed to lead to their successful completion of the program and to the community.

Building 9 for Veterans is also the home of the Vet Bikes Program’s main bike shop, which is a veteran run 501c3 non-profit providing adaptive sports bicycles to recovering veterans in the Washington and Colorado state areas.

While a bicycle can be adapted to meet unique needs of a physically disabled veteran, the vast majority of our referrals and requests come from disabilities that cannot be seen, and do not always require a bike

heavily adapted to help in the treatment of their disability.

VetBikes is dedicated to cycling sport therapy and offers recovering disabled veterans a path where the supported veterans can rise, and have risen, from introductory levels to international competition.

The comprehensive program offers bicycle ownership, placement with local cycling clubs for community integration, sporting mentors, professional mechanical instruction, and an introductory path to a career in the cycling industry. The mission is proudly supported by a wide range of sponsors and partner organizations.

Here at the WDVA Building 9 for Veterans, clients staying at the home volunteer in the bike shop and learn the bike mechanic trade, while also serving their fellow veterans.

Building 9 for Veterans has also successfully referred hundreds of veterans to the program ensuring better quality of life for those with disabilities.

It is quite the sight to see veterans riding around all over our campus in bikes that they are proud to use and OWN!

If you have unused bikes or components gathering dust in your garage, please consider making a donation to VetBikes. You can learn more about the program by visiting their website at VetBikes.org.