Social Good Hackathon: Maximizing Potential @ UC Berkeley

Build technology that serves your community. Build for Good is a one-day hackathon at UC Berkeley, hosted by Maximizing Potential, a student-run nonprofit founded at West Valley College. Build for Good brings students from universities all around together to do exactly that. In one day, you’ll join a team, build a working prototype, and demo it to the room. Prizes $1,000 in prizes, sponsored by Maximizing Potential:🥇 1st place: $500🥈 2nd place: $300🥉 3rd place: $200 Tracks Each team picks one track to build for: Food Access & Local Food Systems: Help people find public food resources or navigate produce programs and how to take part in them. Homelessness Support: Make public information about meals, hygiene services, and support resources easier to find and understand. Youth Well-Being & Violence Prevention: Create an accessible guide to publicly available youth programs and community resources. Who should come? Everyone is welcome: students from any community college or university, at any skill level. You don’t need a team, an idea, or a coding background. Register individually or form teams in the morning. Bring a laptop, an open mind, and a willingness to collaborate. Schedule 9:00 – 10:15 AM · Check-in and team matching10:15 – 10:45 AM · Opening and track introductions10:45 – 11:45 AM · Panel11:45 AM – 2:15 PM · Build2:15 – 3:30 PM · Judging3:30 – 4:05 PM · Winners announced4:05 – 4:35 PM · Ceremony4:35 – 5:00 PM · Afterparty