Through our platform, kids can mail letters, draw pictures, and create videos to send to healthcare professionals and frontline workers most in need of a smile and a well-deserved "thank you".
The international efforts to tackle the current pandemic have been head-on and vast. However, for many civilians locked in their homes for the safety of others, they can feel helpless and want to do more than self-quarantining. Students, as we all knew from first-hand experience, are one such group growing increasingly more restless and wanting to take action. Thus, we created KidsAgainstCovid. Countless news articles and hospital websites are expressing their appreciation for letters, posters, and other tokens of appreciation they have received from the community. However, there is currently no streamlined method to locate hospitals fighting the disease near a certain location.
Our platform, with three simple message delivery types and systems, makes sending thank you messages easier. Users can send their notes through either a video by uploading a short recorded video, a physical letter in which we provide some basic instructions on how-to and a mailing address, and a digital message canvas. This canvas allows users free reign to be creative with their message while not being restricted by a lack of printing accessibility or physical materials. The goal was to motivate even the youngest of children to have the opportunity to write thank you notes. By generating a list of local hospitals to send the letters to using the user's address, the user gets to give right back to the community that has likely been giving them so much. This list is generated by an API tracking which PPE supplies hospitals are in need of.
We also keep track of notes that have been sent around the country as a visual morale boost to quite literally "show the love".
As healthcare professionals and essential workers continue to work unrelentingly, we wanted to ensure every member our community could give back and show their gratitude—even small— in some way.
We hoped this would continue to support front-line workers while empowering kids that anyone truly can make a positive difference.
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