Who Are We?

Get Up Stand Up To Cure Paralysis (GUSU) is a nonprofit organization in Minnesota working to unite, educate and support those dealing with Spinal Cord Injuries and to advocate for research and the restoration of function.
What do we do?
  • Advocate for SCI Research
  • Community Involvement
    • ​Monthly peer group meetings
    • Offer one-on-one peer mentoring
  • ​Promote adaptive fitness

ANNOUncements

Peer Group Meetings
We are excited to share that we have 2 peer group meetings that are being held virtually (via Zoom) and in person.

One of them is at Courage Kenny Golden Valley - 2nd floor boardroom 3915 Golden Valley Road Minneapolis, MN 55422 on the 1st Saturday of every month 3-5pm.

The other meeting is at Health Partners Neuroscience Center 295 Phalen Blvd. Saint Paul, MN – 1st Floor Conference Center on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 4 PM.

​Both meetings utilize the same link provided below. Feel free to email us with any questions.

Join via Zoom at this LINK. Or call in with the following info:
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Meeting ID: 409 793 6762
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        +1 929 436 2866 US (New York)
        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Adaptive Fitness Scholarship
GUSU is happy to announce, through the generosity of its donors, the GUSU Adaptive Fitness Scholarship is available twice a year.
Applications are not being accepted at this time. Please check back in October when they will open again.

​Scholarships will be awarded in $2,500 amounts to selected applicants for use by an individual living with a Spinal Cord Injury (from IA, MN, ND, SD, or WI) towards participation in one of Minnesota’s Adaptive Fitness programs. 

​For full scholarship and application information please review the following link: Scholarship Information
With special thanks to the Darden family for their continued scholarship support!
Join or hear from our Board of Directors
We have open board positions. Please contact [email protected] or see the full post for more information.
If you are interested in joining one of our board meetings to hear more about what is going on, please contact [email protected]
SCI Related Information
Outside Organizational updates – 180 Medical Scholarship Program

At 180 Medical, we believe in empowering students who have overcome medical challenges to pursue their educational goals. Our annual scholarship program awards seven $1,000 scholarships to full-time college students living with conditions such as spinal cord injuries, spina bifida, transverse myelitis, neurogenic bladder, or an ostomy. We also offer a caregiver scholarship for students who provide unpaid care for a loved one. Applications are accepted from January 1 to June 1 each year.

Learn more and apply at 180Medical.com/Scholarships.
https://www.180medical.com/caregiver-scholarship/
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