One of the things I’ve learned: special needs families are committed, generous and ask great questions. They deserve to be skeptical about programs — especially if they are new and free — and it has been important to work with groups that are already trusted.

I’ve been talking to schools and youth sports organizations, mostly around New York City and they have been nice enough to invite me into their programs and to set up conversations.

Good Sport Nation has to earn trust and it will — it is. We are working with proven programs with real results. We raised enough money to program our programs for free. We have been grilled by lots of partners with it has made our answers and direction better.