Stuart Duncan, 40, from Timmins, Ontario, quit his web developer job to run Autcraft, a Minecraft server for children with autism, full-time.
Created in 2013 after seeing parents search for bully-free gaming spaces, the server received 752 emails within 48 hours and now has 8,000 users.
Duncan upgraded from bottom to top tier hosting within eight days. The heavily monitored platform uses plugins preventing swearing and fighting, with players earning helper ranks. After six months, Duncan started receiving confessions from two suicidal children weekly who felt bullied.
Parents report children are “interacting better” and “making friends at school because they were learning how to socialize more.”