Every kid deserves a chance to play and Grow
Youth sports should be foundational, not a privilege.
ShareWaves removes financial, systemic, and cultural barriers so kids can play, belong, and thrive.
Why it matters.
Millions of kids are growing up without access to play and sports, and missing one of the most effective early interventions for healthy development.
Movement is not extracurricular.
Physical Activity is not optional.
Sports are a developmental infrastructure.
When kids lose access to sports, they don’t just lose games—they lose critical developmental inputs during the years that matter most.
Youth participation is not just recreation — it is essential developmental infrastructure. When access is inequitable, we see indicators of broader systemic breakdown in physical health, mental well-being, and community connectedness. For children and adolescents, sports are among the earliest and most effective ways to support healthy physical, emotional, and social development.
HOW SPORTS BENEFIT KIDS
When kids have access to sports, they gain far more than physical activity.
They gain the building blocks of healthy development.
Opportunities to experience stress, failure, effort, and success in healthy, guided ways.
confidence
Self-belief is built through practice, progress, and discovering what they’re capable of.
structure
Routines, expectations, and shared goals that create stability and purpose.
JOY
Play, fun, and connection—essential ingredients for resilience and mental health.
Regular physical activity that supports brain health, emotional regulation, and lifelong well-being.
movement
A sense of connection, identity, and belonging to a team, especially critical during adolescence.
belonging
mentorship
Consistent relationships with caring adults who model accountability, encouragement, and growth.
emotional regulation
Together, these benefits form a foundation that extends far beyond the field or court.
This is why sports function as an early intervention—supporting the whole child during the years that matter most.
impact
In 2025, ShareWaves:
Thousands of kids participated in structured physical activity
Dozens of families received cost-barrier relief
Tens of thousands were reached with the message that play is preventive care
Access to play is preventative care, not a privilege.
HOW SHAREWAVES WORKS
ShareWaves expands access to youth sports and physical activity for kids who face financial and systemic barriers. Through an integrated, four-pillar platform, we eliminate costs, deliver high-quality experiences, protect mental well-being, and fix the systems that decide who gets to play.
Movement is medicine. And access to play is a fundamental human right—not a privilege reserved for a few.
ShareWaves is not a single program — it is an integrated platform that aligns access, quality movement experiences, and systems change to create sustainable equity in youth sport.
The result: immediate impact for kids today — and lasting change for the future.
WHO WE SERVE
ShareWaves exists for kids.
For kids who are locked out of sports by cost, access, transportation, or opportunity.
For kids whose families are doing everything they can, and still falling short because the system wasn’t built for them.
And for kids on the other side of the gap, those navigating pressure, burnout, early specialization, and performance-at-all-costs environments that value winning more than well-being.
Because the truth is simple:
Youth sports in America is broken, and kids pay the price at every level.
We serve kids who are:
On the sidelines because participation costs too much
Dropping out because access is inconsistent or unsafe
Burning out under pressure before they ever get to love the game
Navigating systems that prioritize outcomes over development
Parents seeking access support
Donors seeking impact
Partners seeking alignment
Whether the barrier is financial, systemic, or cultural, the impact is the same: Kids lose access to play, movement, belonging, and growth.
Our Focus is Clear
We prioritize kids and communities facing the greatest barriers to participation while working to improve the systems that shape youth sports for all kids. Because when sports work better for the kids who are most excluded, they work better for everyone.
Nelson Mandela
“Sport has the power to change the world…it speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair.”
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Your monthly gift removes cost barriers the moment a child is ready to play.