Wow—Year One! It’s been one year since the launch of My Good Brain, and we are so amazed by the amount of work we have accomplished thus far. In the past twelve months, our organization has grown from a vision that I had in my home office during the pandemic to an active and growing online resource for children and families. Our organization’s growth reached a whole new level the moment we began to have volunteers join My Good Brain as our Mental Health Ambassadors. From here, many things became possible.

As a team, we have navigated stay-at-home orders and adapted to online Zoom arts and crafts events, helping children find creative outlets that are not only fun but educational. Our focus was on helping parents and teachers by providing ample resources about mental health topics (anxiety, depression) and current impact on youth during lockdown. More than ever, we found ourselves putting our own creative minds together to problem-solve the limitations and challenges that we faced. We are proud of our team of volunteers who have worked diligently and with such relentless passion for children’s mental health. They are the backbone of our organization and are a gift to our greater community. And we keep growing!

To highlight some of the accomplishments My Good Brain has achieved in the short span of a year, they are shared below:

Our 2022 Goals for My Good Brain:

• Reach more students in the SF, Berkeley, & Oakland area with our Tool Kit Program

• Create new partnerships with local organizations focused on children’s well-being

• Host more online and in-person arts and crafts events

• Expand our current programs to focus on teen mental health

We can’t wait to see where this 2022 takes our organization further. As the state of our nation evolves, we hope that more children and families will feel safer, happier, healthy, and at ease in this year ahead.