SafeHarvest
Creators: Adonis, Chelsey, Brianna & Emiry
School: High School Students from Bronx Lab School
Location: Bronx, NY
Project Themes: Public Services
About this Project
this will help users with their food card and stop any hackers that will try to steal the food card, it can show you deals that are happening around your area, and tell you when the card will be refilled with cash
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Professional Feedback
The Safe Harvest project addresses an important and practical issue by focusing on food card security, financial awareness, and user support. The idea of helping users protect their cards from hackers while also providing deal notifications and refill updates demonstrates creativity and an understanding of everyday user needs.
Strengths:
Strong focus on solving a real-world problem involving food card security and accessibility.
Good attention to user experience and visual design, including calming colors and a simple, easy-to-use layout.
Creative addition of features such as local deals, refill notifications, and a mascot that could make the app more engaging and approachable.
Honest reflection on project limitations and work still in progress.
Suggestions for Improvement:
Provide more detail on how the app would actually prevent or detect hackers. Explaining the security technology or protection methods would strengthen the concept.
Expand on how deal notifications would work, such as whether they would be based on location, partner stores, or user preferences.
Continue developing the unfinished features, especially the balance tracker and mascot assistant, as they could add both functionality and personality to the app.
Consider improving the presentation by refining grammar, organization, and feature explanations to make the project easier to understand.
Overall, Safe Harvest shows creativity, user-centered thinking, and strong potential. With further development of the security features and completion of planned functionality, this project could become a valuable tool for supporting and protecting users who rely on food assistance programs.
Strengths:
Strong focus on solving a real-world problem involving food card security and accessibility.
Good attention to user experience and visual design, including calming colors and a simple, easy-to-use layout.
Creative addition of features such as local deals, refill notifications, and a mascot that could make the app more engaging and approachable.
Honest reflection on project limitations and work still in progress.
Suggestions for Improvement:
Provide more detail on how the app would actually prevent or detect hackers. Explaining the security technology or protection methods would strengthen the concept.
Expand on how deal notifications would work, such as whether they would be based on location, partner stores, or user preferences.
Continue developing the unfinished features, especially the balance tracker and mascot assistant, as they could add both functionality and personality to the app.
Consider improving the presentation by refining grammar, organization, and feature explanations to make the project easier to understand.
Overall, Safe Harvest shows creativity, user-centered thinking, and strong potential. With further development of the security features and completion of planned functionality, this project could become a valuable tool for supporting and protecting users who rely on food assistance programs.
