00:00We made the app specifically for kids, and it's funny, JJ, my daughter, I taught her
00:15how to code when she was about 10 years old, and she built the app when she was about 12.
00:20So it's built by kid for kids, and that's what like really speaks to how user-friendly
00:26the app is.
00:56So kids can come to our app and download the app totally for free from the App Store, from
01:07the Google Play Store, and literally just create a profile for themselves, which is
01:11like their return address and their name, and then also a profile for their incarcerated
01:16loved one.
01:17It could be a mom, their dad, uncle, or auntie who played a significant role in their life.
01:22And once those two profiles are created, you can make them in about five minutes.
01:27Next step is just to type a letter, attach some photos, and press send.
01:32And the cool thing is once they press send, it all comes to us, and we print it out, package
01:37it, and we actually physically ship it to the prison or jail that the incarcerated loved
01:42one is in.
01:43And once again, it's totally free, and our software is kind of there just for super convenience,
01:49to maintain those bonds.
02:00I'm pretty sure more kids have a cell phone than they do a computer, so it will be way
02:05more easier to have them be able to use the app than go on the website and be able to
02:10send pictures and stuff, which the website is still cool, it's still good for people
02:14to use, but an app will be way more convenient.
02:17So getting that out there so people can just quickly use their phone, take a picture, send
02:21a letter right there from their phone, would just be even more easier and way more convenient,
02:26especially for kids.
02:34I've seen my dad teaching people, and we wanted to be able to do it for kids, too, make a
02:41more easier course for kids.
02:43At first, we were going to do it together, but I was like, no, I kind of want to do this
02:47by myself.
02:48You know, we can just come together on a different level, so from kid to kid, and now other people
02:54seeing this will get inspired as well, like, wow, this kid is teaching other kids how to
03:00code at this young of an age.
03:01So I wanted to be able to have that type of impact.
03:03So we were at like five, 600 letters per month, average, so on some months around holidays,
03:15we may get like 1,000 people to use it, but now we are like 1,500, 1,600 people using
03:21it every month.
03:22And these are families, they're kids, and their parents helping them use it because
03:26visitations are shut down, phone calls are either expensive or the lines are very long
03:32and people can't get on the phone.
03:34So yeah, this app is really helping people stay connected.
03:47So I love to go to different routes and try out anything because sticking in a box, like,
03:53I don't like to be stuck in a box, like people just think I can do one thing.
03:56I can code, but I like this, too.
03:58I can do this, but I can do this, too.
03:59So being able to have that freedom and paths to do anything, I feel like by the time I
04:04get 18, I'll probably have mastered a whole bunch of different stuff.
04:07So not being known for just one thing, but multiple things.
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