We're Going to Be O.K.

Inspiration

This project was inspired by our own children and youth around the world coping with the pandemic.

What it does

This story's purpose is to help demystify the virus for our readers and empower them to know how they, too, can help. We also wanted to provide an outlet for them to express their concerns and provide go-to resources that they can keep at hand. We know this age is impressionable and we want to serve as advocates for their mental health.

How we built it

We worked together building this story in an open google document. Ebony introduced the idea to the team and had a general concept in mind. Leigh-Ann built on that concept and crafted this story. We hoped that readers could relate to Parker's experience of learning about the pandemic, experiencing fear, and navigating his fears through his parents' knowledge, support, and compassion.

Challenges we ran into

Wanting to provide as much information and thorough narrative to support those reading this book, but finding we had to simplify or take out some info to fit project goals.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Finishing this book after hearing about it a week before the deadline! And working together was a great collaborative experience as each of us had the same driving goal of supporting our youth as best we could would this piece.

What we learned

The more we worked on this it became evident of how important this eBook will be. Day-by-day we hear how individuals, families, society is coping with the pandemic, and resources like this are valuable and needed as we all are called to serve one another in any way we can.

What's next for We're Going to Be O.K.

We hope to win! It'd be fantastic to have this platform to share this story with tips, facts, advice, and activities we feel would serve as a great support to any young reader during this time. But we feel that we 'win' either way, as this is an important piece we still hope to share with our communities.