Heroic Kids Safety Game Pilot

The campaign for $250,000 will move Heroic Kids from concept to a tested, immersive digital safety experience designed for children ages 5–18—meeting a moment of rising online and physical threats with tools that keep pace. Rather than relying on lecture-based instruction, the project will use game-based learning to build practical, confidence-building skills and prompt timely parent–child conversations.

The campaign will deliver a beta version of the Heroic Kids app featuring interactive danger scenarios, a customizable animal sidekick, and a Parent Portal that bridges the gap between child and parent. It will also build specialized modules focused on Online Dangers and Bullying, with a clear pathway to expand into a broader suite of safety education modules over time.

To ensure engagement and efficacy, the project will conduct real-world testing with middle school students and parents and establish a pilot program to measure long-term outcomes, reporting on beta completion, module build-out, and pilot results.

A major donor partnership will underwrite beta development, module build-out, and the pilot program, with progress anchored in development milestones, testing feedback, and ongoing pilot reporting.

This campaign matters now because children are facing an alarming rise in both online and physical threats, and families need tools that keep pace with those realities. Heroic Kids is designed for ages 5–18 and directly addresses the complexities of personal safety in an increasingly dangerous world.

Waiting prolongs reliance on traditional, lecture-based approaches that can fail to engage kids and may not translate into practical, confidence-building skills. The opportunity in this moment is to replace fear with an immersive, game-based learning experience that prompts timely parent–child conversations and builds a proactive strategy for protection.

If this campaign succeeds, Heroic Kids will exist as an immersive digital safety experience that makes body safety and digital literacy an engaging adventure—complete with a customizable animal sidekick, interactive danger scenarios, and a Parent Portal that bridges the gap between child and parent.

The campaign will unlock a path from beta development and real-world testing to a broader suite of safety education modules. Beyond core scenarios, the project will build specialized modules for Online Dangers and Bullying, and ultimately expand toward a comprehensive set of modules—including Sexual Consent and Anti-Trafficking education—positioned for use by schools and global organizations.

The campaign will deliver a beta version of the Heroic Kids app, developed with Blue Ridge Collaborative’s project management support and built by design and development contractors. It will also deliver testing with middle school students and parents to ensure high engagement and efficacy, alongside specialized modules focused on Online Dangers and Bullying.

To track and report progress, the project will establish a pilot program designed to measure long-term outcomes, using the structured testing process with students and parents as a core feedback and evaluation mechanism. Reporting will center on beta completion, module build-out, and pilot/testing results tied to engagement and efficacy.

Partnership for a major donor will be anchored in underwriting the creation and rollout of the Heroic Kids Safety Game—supporting beta development, specialized module build-out (including Online Dangers and Bullying), and the pilot program to measure long-term outcomes.

The campaign budget is structured with approximately 70% directed to design and development contractors, about 20% to operational expenses and promotion for the Badass Grandma team, and about 10% to Blue Ridge Collaborative for project management related to the game’s design and development. The source material does not specify giving levels or recognition benefits; partnership will therefore be defined through aligned investment in these core components and an ongoing relationship centered on development milestones, testing feedback, and pilot reporting.