I am with the nonprofit organization, Random Hacks of Kindness Junior. (www.rhokjr.org) Our mission is to empower students to use technology for social good.  During a one-day “hackathon”, students in grades 4 - 8 will be paired with high school mentors to help develop and code prototype smartphone apps for local nonprofit organizations.

All female students are welcome. This event is open to the public and requires no prior coding knowledge. Using MIT App Inventor, students will learn the basics of app design, as well as the ideation and brainstorming process required to build a successful prototype mobile application.

The one-day event is scheduled for Saturday, April 14 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, CT.  The hackathon is sponsored by the Women & Girls Fund of the Northwest CT Community Foundation.  The goal of the day is to introduce girls to technology and show them how it can be used to create solutions that benefit non-profit organizations.

Random Hacks of Kindness Jr. is a nonprofit organization that empowers students to use technology to positively impact the challenges facing local nonprofits in their communities. For more information contact, Patrice Gans, reesegans@gmail.com.  See the attached flyer.