To Give Hope Project
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Kansas City Metro
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To Give Hope Project, Give, Hope, Project, Jegna Klub, #JegnaKlub, #Klub, Boys To Men Klub, Jmias Douglas, Vincent Davis, Vicorr Davis,
Payton Towers, Lil Moe, Wyatt, Eisenhower Middle School, Carl B Bruce Middle School, Northwest Middle School, Turner Elementary
School, Hygiene, Hygiene Kits, Homeless, WYCO, #WYCO, KCK, #KCK, Wyandotte County, Kansas City Kansas, Kansas, Kansas City,
Kansas City
The Problem
Helping the homeless and those in need! Over 550, 000 homeless in USA and close to 2000 in Wyandotte County alone.
The Solution
Providing Hygiene Kits including clean new socks
Target Market
We intend to help the homeless and those in need starting with the greater KC Metro area and expand. Anyone inside or outside the
greater KC Metro area my support the project.
Societal Impact
Provide hope, show empathy, give back, uplift
Next Steps
We need help purchasing all the items to go inside the hygiene kits. The Jegna Klub will match the donations we receive from the
JuneteenthKC Public Pitch Competition.
Reflection
Working together and finding a need we could serve in our community. We struggled to get everything we wanted to put into the kit. We ended up having to leave a few items out.
Use of Backer Contributions
Purchasing all the items to go inside the hygiene kits.
This pitch was developed with the support of an amazing educational program provided by:
Jegna Klub
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Reflects deep understanding of the profile of the main customers/users for the employer (WHOM)
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Problem Exploration/Validation
How well does the intern/team narrow down and define the specific ceed(s)/pain point(s) for the employer and its users?
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Reflects deep empathy work has occured (aka "discovery") around the broad design question/problem with key stakeholders (employees and/or customers/users, depending on the problem)
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Reflects that the original design question has been narrowed/revised according to empathy work discovery
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Solution Building (x2)
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Reflects comparative research and landscape analysis was sought to understand who else has addressed similar needs successfully
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Reflects customers/users feedback was sought and integrated on solution idea
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Reflects employer feedback was sought and integrated on solution idea
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Solution Summary
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Reflects in depth HOW/WHY the solution will work (feasibility and viability)
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Pitch is 5 minutes in length
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Pitch is delivered with confidence, expertise and passion
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