Giving Tuesday 2023
Help My Good Brain reach its goal of securing 40 Tool Kits for 40 students by donating to our Giving Tuesday Fundraiser!
Our Giving Tuesday Goal
For this Giving Tuesday 2023, our goal is to raise $1000 by December 20th.
This fundraiser will be able to support 40 students with 40 My Good Brain Tool Kits. These My Good Brain Tool Kits are filled with art-based healthy coping tools for mental health.
Support our year-end campaign and show that you care about children and their mental well-being.
Art Materials Donation Drive
Donate art materials to support children's mental wellness at the My Good Brain Art Materials Donation Drive!
🎨 Join us in spreading the joy of creativity this holiday season starting on Giving Tuesday! My Good Brain invites you to be a part of our Art Materials Donation Drive, taking place at various local Starbucks locations from November 28th, to December 20th.
Please donate new or unused art materials:
construction paper
watercolor sets
colored pencils
crayons
notebooks
paintbrushes
mixed media paper
origami paper
glitter packs
AND MORE!
Help us empower young minds by donating new art materials to support our Tool Kit Program.
Special thanks to Starbucks NorCal Disability Advocacy Network for the collaboration!
Locations:
**Fremont**
Mission & Warm Springs - 46655 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539
Mission & Las Palmas - 39981 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539
**San Jose**
**Cupertino**
Our Impact
Supporting Bay Area Students
Last year, we donated over 300 My Good Brain Tool Kits to local elementary school students in the Oakland, Hayward, and Fremont area.
In Fall 2023 quarter alone, we have donated our first round of tool kits to schools in Hayward, Fremont and Livermore. As of November 2023, we have provided over 160 Tool Kits with students in the East Bay Area. Our reach has expanded to more schools in the Fremont and Hayward districts in addition to one school in Livermore..
School counselors and staff provide them to their students who are in need of supplementary mental health support outside of the school setting. And their positive reviews and feedback about the Tool Kit Program has been largely motivating for us to create more and more of these art therapy tool kits for youth!
Last year, we made a shift towards recyclable packaging materials and reusable/multi-purpose art products. Our goal was to show youth the unlimited ways you can create art using everyday items.
The Tool Kit Program continues to evolve and grow with the support of our local community. This year, we are proud to share our partnership with Starbucks NorCal Disability Advocacy Network! They have been instrumental in providing MGB’s Tool Kit Program with assembly space and local Starbucks Partners who volunteer their time to help us pack our tool kits. We are grateful for their time and commitment to youth mental health!
Building Community
Online Events:
In the past 2.5 years, we have hosted 46 free online arts and crafts events for children of all ages
Sunday Art Club (for children of all ages)
Teen Creative Arts (teens ages 13-18)
Each arts and crafts event is focused on an educational topic about mental health, and the art activities teach children healthy coping skills that they can use (example: identifying emotions, gratitude practice).
In Person Events:
Creative Communal at SPARK Social
Creative Communal at Ghirardelli Square
Creative Communal at Berkeley Fourth Street Makers Row
Fremont Street Eats
Hayward Parent University Community Art Events
Fremont Main Library art workshops
We embraced more opportunities to connect with the community and participated in booth events all over the Bay Area! From Fremont, to Berkeley, and San Francisco, we were able to share our art materials and goodies with families and children of all ages. Our free art activity booths have been such a big hit!
Providing Educational Resources to Parents & Teachers
We have been diligently creating and adding more resource infographics and blog posts to share research-based facts about various mental health topics. From developmental disorder prevalence rates, how to support someone through trauma, and more, we hope to share credible and useful materials to make an impact on children’s mental health and wellness.
Our CEO & Founder, Dr. Danessa Mayo, has also been providing free quarterly art x mental wellness workshops at local public elementary and high schools in Fremont to promote youth mental wellness all-year round. The workshops have been created in collaboration with the school counselors to address specific needs/mental health topics in the site.
Amplifying Good Role Models for Youth
In May 2023, My Good Brain was proud to partner again with MTV Entertainment Group and Task Force for Mental Health Action Day for the third consecutive year. We joined more than 1,400 other leading companies, brands, nonprofits and cultural leaders globally for this important event. This year, the focus was all about Teen Mental Health & Connection.
On Mental Health Action Day (5/18), we invited individuals of all ages to take ONE hour for their mental health & well-being and listen to our curated Spotify playlists.
We also shared a short video clip of artists Francisco Martin & Andre Henry talking about mental health and help seeking. Plus, Andre Henry gifted us a special acoustic version of his song "Make it to Tomorrow."
Check out Andre Henry’s inspirational message on Kindness to school-aged youth.
“Generous donation; fun materials; booklet of explanation and instructions”
Oakland Unified School District Teacher
“Thank you for our Tool Kits. These kits will be used to build student social emotional learning needs & emotional wellness during lunch recess activities for a few of our students.”
Blacow Elementary
“I love love all the books and fun SEL projects!!”
Lincoln Elementary School Psychologist
Track Our Progress
Follow along with us as we raise funding for our next round of My Good Brain art therapy Tool Kits.
Join in on the fun!
Proudly show your support for children’s mental wellness! Post or share this GIF image on your social media page.
Set your profile pic for the month into a photo of you engaging in your favorite art/sports/hobby. This could be a recent photo or a childhood photo. Share about art and how it has helped your mental well-being!
Tag us @mygoodbrain in your Instagram photos creating art for self-care! Use the hashtags #mygoodbrain #bridgingpsychologyandart and be featured on our page!
