www.GenuineU.com - Mental Health Support for Students
A project in Kansas City, MO by Risa Stein and Matthew Barksdale000days
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A website/app where students suffering with mental health issues can view videos from peers describing their own mental health journeys
Backers: 48
Average Pledge Per Backer: $106
Funded: $5,075 of $2,500
Dates: Dec 18th -> Jan 17th (30 days)
Project By: Risa Stein and Matthew Barksdale
Backers: 48
Average Pledge Per Backer: $106
Funded: $5,075 of $2,500
Dates: Dec 18th -> Jan 17th (30 days)
Project By: Risa Stein and Matthew Barksdale
$5,075
current pledge level
Last Updated: January 17 @ 14:06 -0500 GMT
202%
of goal
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Latest News
ONE. MORE. DAY!!!!! 
January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank YOU!!! I can't believe we're on our final 24-hour push. What a fantastic 29 days it's been. We're so encouraged by the level of support and interest we've received in GenU. Still... recent suicides at schools in our area hit home the need... (Read More)
About 50 hours to go!
January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Monday, generous friends - We are receiving a lot of interest and encouragement for GenU! That's the good (really, great!) news. The not so great news is that we are still short of our stretch goals. If we want to take advantage of potential... (Read More)
Less than a week to go!
January 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We'd love to finish strong! In just the past few weeks, GenU has garnered the attention of various school districts as well as politicians in several states. We've been approached by entities interested in white pages for their organizations and... (Read More)
Meet Chloe
January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Chloe is a passionate mental health advocate who rarely found opportunities to provide comfort and validation to her peers on a personal level, despite being involved with national mental health advocacy organizations and one's closer to home on her... (Read More)
STRETCH GOALS!!!!!
January 4th - via: kickstarter.com
EXCELLENT!!! We made it to our initial goal of $2,500 with 13 days left. Just because we reached our initial goal of $2,500 does not mean we are done... it means we are getting started. We have the following stretch goals: $5,000 - More Key... (Read More)
Twitter and Facebook
January 1st - via: kickstarter.com
You can follow GenU on Twitter and Facebook. @TheGenuineU https://www.facebook.com/TheGenuineU/ (Read More)
URGENT--- 1500 names needed in 15 days!!!
January 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Happy New Year! Make 2019 the year we crush the walls of stigma surrounding mental illness. Your generous donation has been incredibly encouraging. But, we realize there are many mental health advocates who might not have an extra $10 or $50 or... (Read More)
Some GenU press...
December 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, GenU supporters - We've been fortunate to receive some press coverage from my university and from the local start-up community.... (Read More)
3 bullet points for the New Year
December 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello generous supports - Hopefully you had a wonderfully merry Christmas and you're ready now to kick off the new year! Unfortunately, as the new year begins, mental health complaints increase. So, I wanted to share with you three main points of... (Read More)
Another update already!
December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Generous supporter - Christmas came early for GenU today! First, we received a very touching video from a student named Stacy. Then, the wonderful, marvelous actress Romi Dames (from Hannah Montana and Winx Club) shared a video in support of GenU.... (Read More)
We're halfway!!!
December 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, generous supporters! Just a few days into the campaign and we're halfway to our first goal. Matthew and I are so appreciative of all the shares and encouraging comments. I'm beginning to receive Send a Note of Support requests. It's a... (Read More)
GenU is functional!!!!
December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! I'm so excited to share with you that the www.GenuineU.com site is fully functional now! If you know of a student experiencing any challenges over their winter break and you want to anonymously send them a note of support to tell them... (Read More)
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