Stronger Kids Fund

Stronger Kids. Real Gyms. Real Life.

BoostedTrade is a small brand. We sell shirts, hoodies, ornaments and all that.

But we also wanted the money from this to do something outside of our own pockets.

So we decided that a portion of our net profits will go toward youth strength and sports programs in lower-income communities – basically the places where kids want to play and lift, but the gear and support just aren’t there.

This page is just us being upfront about what that means.

Why youth strength and sports?

Most people don’t fall in love with training in a shiny, $80/month gym.

It usually starts in way less glamorous spots:

  • A school weight room with one decent bar and a bunch of rusty plates

  • A community center with a cracked basketball court

  • A coach who shows up after work and runs drills for whoever wants to be there

Those environments do a lot more than build quads. They give kids:

  • Somewhere safe to be after school

  • A group to show up for

  • That first feeling of “I’m actually getting better at something”

The problem is, those programs are always short on something: space, money, equipment, or time.

What’s missing

In a lot of lower-income areas, the kids are not the issue.

They’re ready to show up. The adults are trying to help. But:

  • Teams can’t afford basic equipment or uniforms

  • School weight rooms are outdated or half-broken

  • After-school programs want to take more kids but don’t have the gear or capacity

  • Parents can’t always cover sports fees, gas money, or shoes

It doesn’t take a giant “initiative” to make a difference here.
Sometimes it’s literally a few plates, a few balls, or covering fees for a couple of kids.

What your order helps with

Here’s the simple version:

A portion of our net profits goes to small, on-the-ground youth strength and sports programs that actually work with kids.

That money can turn into things like:

  • Extra plates, bands, or dumbbells for a cramped weight room

  • New balls, cones, or basic equipment for community leagues

  • Partial help with league/sports fees

  • Small upgrades that make training safer and less sketchy

Nothing flashy. No inspirational commercial. Just more chances for kids to move, lift, and play.

You get a hoodie, tee, or ornament you were going to buy anyway.
On the other side, some kid’s environment gets 1% better.

The kinds of programs we look for

We’re not trying to feed some huge national machine with a CEO on a yacht.

We prefer programs that are:

  • Local or community-based – small organizations, school programs, community centers

  • Hands-on with youth – actual training sessions, practices, and coaching

  • Focused on movement and strength – gyms, weight rooms, and sports, not just general “advocacy”

As we go, we’ll be highlighting specific programs and what we were able to help with – things like “this many balls,” “this much went to fees,” “this weight room got X fixed.” The goal is that you can point at something specific and say, “Okay, my order helped there.”

Why this fits BoostedTrade

BoostedTrade isn’t about being the most hardcore, shredded brand on earth.

It’s more about:

  • Showing up even when you’re tired

  • Doing something small but consistent

  • Not taking yourself too seriously, but still giving a damn

That’s the same energy a lot of these youth programs quietly run on. Coaches and volunteers who show up, even when nobody’s filming it for content.

So yeah, grab a tee because the design makes you laugh, or an ornament because it reminds you of a friend who “definitely worked out today.”

Just know that a slice of that order helps keep real kids in real gyms and programs, getting those same early reps that probably shaped a lot of us too.

That’s the kind of impact we actually believe in.