How to get funding

Your patients may be eligible for some financial assistance towards the purchase of the adaptive tricycle they need. Many funds and foundations exist to help therapists support families looking for funding for an adaptive tricycle. We can help you find which ones apply to your patient’s family’s situation.

At Trivel, we know that purchasing an adaptive tricycle isn’t always an easy financial process. That is why we are more than happy to help you explore various potential financial resources if needed. There are funds, foundations, and government programs to help you find a solution.

Whether you reside in Canada or the United States, there is a way for you to obtain financial help for the purchase of an adaptive tricycle. We work closely with organizations that will help defray costs. It’s important to make sure you know which options might apply to your situation, as some organizations provide assistance related to a diagnostic while others offer equipment-specific funding.

If you live in the United States, here are several foundations or organizations that help children with disabilities:

• Delaware, Illinois, Indiana ATI Foundation
• Massachusetts REquipment or Help a Little One
• New York Joey’s Friends Too or Jake’s Help from Heaven
• and many more.

Also, there are US national organizations that can help fund specialized equipment for disabled children:

• Wheel to Walk
• Two Angels Foundation
• March of Dimes
• Easter Seals
• United Healthcare Foundation
• and many more.

If you live in Canada, you may be eligible for grants or financial support from many charities and other organizations. Here are several charities that support families with a child or children with physical or mental disabilities:

• AbilityOnline/AbilityGives
• A Child’s Voice Foundation (the application must be filled out and submitted by the health or social care provider)
• Rick Hansen Foundation
• Tournament of Hope

There are also wish foundations that can help make a child’s or parents’ wish for an awesome adaptive tricycle come true:

• Sunshine Foundation
• Starlight Children’s Foundation
• Children’s Wish
• Make-A-Wish

In Québec, the Programme d’attribution des tricycles et vélos adaptés by the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) allocates adapted bicycles and tricycles to disabled kids. You’ll find more information on IRGLM and IRDPQ websites, the two organizations mandated by the MSSS to manage this program.

Do not let the cost of a new adapted tricycle discourage you from purchasing it. It could change your child’s life and your whole family’s! Whether you live in Canada or the United States, there are many organizations that can help you.