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“Elevate”

High School Winner
Creators: Marta, Rahma, Ashley and Julia
High School Students from Mouse Design League (DIIT) @ New Dorp High School
Type of Project:
  • Multimedia,
  • UX/UI Design,
  • Visual Art & Design
Themes of Project:
  • Community Advocacy,
  • Resource Sharing,
  • Social Justice
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About this Project:

Our project addresses the challenge of people in need not being able to find accurate and reliable information on homeless shelters, food banks, clothing drives and more, by providing people in need reliable information on locating basic necessities.

Our group came up with Elevate after we volunteered at our local soup kitchen. We noticed that the soup kitchen wasn’t open on the weekends and when going on Google, many of the homeless shelter locations were inaccurate. This got us thinking on how we can help people in need, which evolved into us coming up with Elevate.

Our project consists of an app where the user can locate accurate and reliable information on local food shelters, homeless shelters, and free tutoring.

Project Media

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More About this Project

Our slideshow gives an insight on what Elevate is and all the outside brainstorming and work put into creating Elevate

Our video, on YouTube, showcases our slides and provides a run through our app, Elevate.

Our link allows for you to click through our app and experience Elevate in the users eyes.

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Feedback from the Judges:

👏 President & COO at Modern Fanatic LLC — Emoti-Con Judge
Great job the research was really strong on this and the presentation was very professional you should be really proud of yourselves.

👏 Product Manager at IBM — Emoti-Con Judge
You have put together a wonderfully comprehensive presentation, including visually appealing slides, a thoughtful video about your intentions and desired impact, and a clickable prototype of your app concept. I'm particularly impressed by the thoroughness of your market and user research. Your concept of identifying and coordinating passionate volunteers to help communities in tremendous need is both innovative and timely.

As you further develop your concept, I would recommend delving deeper into your competitive landscape. For instance, organizations like New York Cares, though perhaps without a dedicated app, have similar capabilities. Understanding how you'll position your concept against other volunteer and donation platforms will be crucial for its success.

In the next steps, consider sharing testimonials from users who have greatly benefited from using your app. This will not only provide credibility but also give a better idea of the real-life impact of your concept.

Additionally, I would suggest offering more insights into your backend architecture and how you plan to motivate users to use your app consistently. This could involve creating personas, user journey maps, and structure diagrams.

Keep up the fantastic work; I'm excited to see how your concept evolves!

👏 People, Culture, & Talent Program Manager at — Emoti-Con Judge
This is a great idea that would help so many people in need of resources. Well done!

👏 Sr Community Manager at CareerVillage.org — Emoti-Con Judge
This idea is amazing and very well thought out! Looking at your slides put a huge smile on my face. This addresses such an important gap in the community and would have a huge impact on the lives it affects. I really hope it gets turned into an app!

I love that y'all thought about the types of resources this would provide as well as how people can volunteer. Great job!

Feedback from the Community:

lil 👏 a Middle School Student from nyc
so cool!
Max 👏 a High School Student
Love your project! So innovative
Ava 👏 a Community Member
This project is very nice, the message and the idea you are trying to solve is great.
John 👏 a Community Member
This app is really interesting! I love the concept and would love to see this taken to the next step
Nataliya 👏 a High School Student from UK
This project is very cool. I love the design and all the features
Tammy 👏 a High School Student from NYC
I LOVE THIS! Its so helpful for people in need
Maxine 👏 a High School Student from NYC
This project is so helpful for people in need
Quin 👏 a Middle School Student from NYC
This is sooo cool! This project is definitely helpful for people in need and I would use it
Andy 👏 a Teacher and/or Educator
Very nice project, very detailed
Yuliya 👏 a Community Member
This project is very welled designed and thought of. I love the volunteering part of the app and this app will be a big help for those in need
Hen 👏 a Community Member
This project is very innovative and I have not seen anything like this on the market! Not only is it helpful but it makes me think about what people in need go through and what we should do to help them! Good job.
Gillese 👏 a Parent and/or Guardian
Very nice project. I love the spin on creating an app for people in need and also having an option for volunteers! This is an app I can see myself using, to make a change!
Miya 👏 a Middle School Student from Brooklyn
I really like this idea! Elevate can definitely do good for the city of NY
Hailey 👏 a Teacher and/or Educator from Queens
This is a really good project! Elevate is designed well and is an app that can make a difference
Fay 👏 a High School Student from Bronx
So cool! I love the idea, it seems very helpful. I would use this app and so would my friends so we can get community service! Love it!
Lola 👏 a Parent and/or Guardian from Staten Island
This app will definitely make Staten Island and the whole of NYC, a better place. As a parent and teacher, I would definitely help out people in need through Elevate and even volunteer with my class! Great job team Elevate!
Xuliya 👏 a Community Member
This app is great! I love how helpful it is and I can see this app being implemented all over the globe! Keep up the work team Elevate!
Willy 👏 a High School Student from Staten island
This project helped me have a more positive outlook on the world.
👏 a Middle School Student
this is a good app!!!!!
LR 👏 a High School Student from New York
I loved the creativity behind your project and I love how informative your app is. I see this app developing in the future to help those in needs.

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