Tom Schwein Rides Across America for Homeless

Tom Schwein is participating in a 3,000-mile trek with a 12-person team to raise money for unhoused people. The ride is organized through Samaritan Cycling USA, a ministry Schwein helped establish in 2011 to support the Samaritan House of Catholic Charities.

Schwein began the journey following a near-fatal bicycle crash during the 2015 Ride the Rockies event. After hitting a dip in the pavement, he suffered a head injury that specialists described as narrowly avoiding a brain bleed. Schwein, who initially intended to stop cycling after the accident, decided to continue his ministry following what he described as a spiritual prompting to keep riding.

Since its founding, Samaritan Cycling USA has raised a cumulative $250,000 over a four-year period to support Catholic Charities.