What began as one man’s epiphany has become one of the most visible homeless-advocacy groups in the Des Moines metro, and this weekend, the Urban Bicycle Food Ministry turns ten years old.
“Ten years ago,” explains Robby Collier, a UBFM volunteer, “(founder) Joe Laslo was recovering from a serious bike accident when his pastor gave a sermon about the homeless. It hit him right then that he should act.”
Collier says when Laslo was healthy enough, he used his bike as a way to reach the homeless on the streets of Des Moines.
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BIKEIOWA NOTE: We remember posting about the UBFM as early as 2016. Here are
all the mentions of UBFM.