About Our Mission
Our work is rooted in the belief that creativity belongs to all of us.
We are a community dedicated to making the arts accessible to everyone, especially marginalized individuals and those with disabilities. Through inclusive programs, mindful practices, and opportunities to engage, we invite people of every background and ability to experience the joy, healing, and connection that the arts can bring — embracing artistic self-awareness
to self-fulfillment.
Why It Matters
Art is more than creativity — it’s a pathway to empowerment, confidence, and healing. For differently-abled communities, accessible creative experiences can be transformative:
nurturing self-awareness
strengthening emotional expression
offering healthy outlets for complex feelings
building community belonging
advocating for visibility and inclusion
We’re here to make those opportunities possible — and to ensure they’re not restricted by cost, location, or ability.
As the founder of Sit With Me, I’m delighted to share a vision and a mission that are deeply close to my heart. Sit With Me represents a fully transformed and vulnerable version of my personal journey, and it’s an invitation for our community to join in a space where art, mindfulness, and creative expression become pathways to living more fully.
Over the years, you’ve sat with me through different endeavors—whether it was open mics and spoken word poetry, mindfulness sessions at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center, or our early explorations on Credibility Nation and YouTube. Each of those moments was a seat along this evolving journey.
Now, Sit With Me has grown into a nonprofit with a bigger vision: serving individuals living through or adjacent to experiences of disability by making art accessible and inviting everyone to engage in a meaningful, artistic lifestyle. Just like before, you’re still sitting with me—only now, we do it as a community. So now I say: sit with me so we can stand for something bigger.