All donations will go toward our mission projects! The missions we choose to tackle and fund will directly benefit individuals, families, and/or community initiatives that involve supporting people with severe neurological disabilities. Our promise is to always be transparent about how money is spent! See below to view our current mission projects.
We want to give the invaluable gift and experience of walking to a child like Karter! Our goal is to raise enough funds to gift one child/family their very own Trexo Robic Gait Training System by the end of this year. This is no small feat. We need your support! See our below for more information about it's benefits, and how Karter has used this amazing technology!
You may also send checks to:
KourageousKarter Foundation
PO Box 184
Hugo, MN 55038
This sponsorship is for a 12-month lease, but conditions and criteria apply. Please read through the terms carefully before applying.
We will review all applications carefully, with great consideration before making our decision. We wish we could help everyone! Please feel free to email additional supporting documents to kourageouskarterfoundation@gmail.com.
We will make the assumption that everyone who is applying is an appropriate candidate. BUT the recipient must complete a formal assessment. Should the child be deemed an inappropriate candidate, we will have to select another recipient. If you've already completed the assessment process, please indicate that on the application! If not, this will be part of the terms after being selected for this sponsorship.
The Trexo requires an appropriately sized Rifton Pacer gait trainer. Some families may have this already, while others will need to purchase. Unfortunately, the purchase of the Rifton is NOT included.
Please read the application information before applying. At the end of the application information sheet, there is a link to the formal application. Please contact us directly if you have questions or concerns!
KKF Trexo Scholarship Application 2022 (pdf)
DownloadWe understand you may have questions. Please use this section to contact us about the application process!
Every child deserves the opportunity to experience something as basic as walking. For kids like Karter, the Trexo Robotics technology allows them to feel what it's like to walk on their own with a typical gait pattern. In other words, it helps their bodies walk the way they are supposed to! Besides the experience of walking, we (and other parents) have noted improvements including: better head control, improved trunk control, neuromuscular health, and for Karter, more energy! To see Karter's body upright "walking" side-by-side his siblings is the intangible benefit science can't measure. For us, the experience is invaluable. We can't put a pricetag on it.
Although we can't put a pricetag on this, in reality it has a hefty one. When your child has medical complexities and the need for adaptive equipment, the cost of living is extreme. This technology is new, and not yet covered by insurance. Families like ours battle insurance companies all the time for essential equipment. Right now, the Trexo is considered a "luxury" item so many families can't afford. And some don't have the capacity required to fundraise for such an item. Walking shouldn't be considered a luxury or privilege. It is a basic experience every child deserves. That's where we come in! And we need your help!
We are calling on all KourageousKarter supporters to help with our mission. We want to raise money so we can give the gift and experience of walking. Our mission is to get at least one family one Trexo by the end of this year. That is our goal! The more money we raise, the more Trexos we can purchase. It's time to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Please help us accomplish this mission!
Kourageous Karter Race for Robot Legs 2022
Trexo Robotics is a gait training system that helps children with disabilities walk! It was developed by Manmeet Maggu to help his nephew with cerebral palsy walk. The work they have done, and the team they have are incredible (in our opinion). Learn more on their website!