For Parents,

Teachers and Grown-ups:

Hack Club is a supportive space where teens 13 - 18 year olds can explore technology, make friends, and build things they're proud of — all with independence and agency.

Hack Club is:

a nonprofit and the world's largest community of teenagers who like to code and build awesome stuff
we engage over 140k+ teenagers from over 100 countries in our programs
a teen-led community that fosters agency; parents and grown-ups just sit back and support
supported by MIT, NASA, GitHub, AMD, Dell Technologies and more
always free for teens - no matter what

What's a hackathon?

Hacking is the skill of finding creative solutions to problems. For us, it means making the world a better place through technology.

A hackathon is a gathering — all about positive vibes, creativity, and the making of projects that incorporate a theme or solve a real-world problem. Hackathons are magical experiences, regardless of the backgrounds or technical skill level of the participants. Teens come to have fun and stay for the friends they make!

Teens flew out to San Jose to build projects using Robot Arms (provided by AMD)

Largest all-girls high school hackathon in NYC with over 140 girls from 14 different countries

4-day hackathon with 130 teens on a private
island off the coast of Boston

How do teens engage in Hack Club?

Build technical projects

Learn AI-proof advanced technical skills by shipping open-source projects valued in every career.

Get prizes

Get funding to build hardware projects and earn prizes like MacBooks and iPads — over $2m distributed this past year.

Travel to hackathons

Attend in-person hackathons with travel stipends, develop independence, and form life-long friendships.

Socializing online

Teens exchange millions of messages in our moderated online community in Slack.

Meet tech leaders

Join AMA calls with tech leaders like Elon Musk, Jared Isaacman, Michael Dell, etc. and directly ask them questions.

Coding clubs

Our coding clubs meet typically 1 hour each week in high schools or community spaces and build things together.

What benefits do teens get from Hack Club?

Teens build portfolio-ready, open-source projects valued by employers and college admission officers.
Teens gain leadership skills by running a hackathon or leading a coding club.
Hack Club offers internships, 1-year paid fellowships, and employ teens for contract positions.
Hack Club alumni regularly host meet-ups nationwide and build a powerful friend network.
Make friends with serious, ambitious, technical people.
Hack Club will never try to sell or market anything to your teenagers — we are a charity.

The Hacker Generation

by Christina Asquith, Cofounder and President of Hack Club

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