KickTraq

We are 4 days and $5k away from our goal! We are almost there! Thank you for supporting our vision of bringing skill building, STEAM education, confidence, and community to as many kids as possible! If you haven't already, please help us spread the... (Read More)

Yesterday we went to our new space and picked up our keys. It is completely empty, and I am certain it is the cleanest we will ever see it again. We are so excited to start adding furniture and equipment. On Saturday, we have invited the kids... (Read More)

300 backers. Thank you so much for sharing our vision. We are spending this entire weekend training new Leaders and Mentors for 6 new Guilds in Oakland, Alameda, San Jose, and Tracy. We are going over every detail with them, from working with kids to... (Read More)

Sorry for the extra update but this is important! We were planning on offering everyone the choice of getting their rewards with the old name/logo or the new name/logo (to be announced soon!) but some people have already emailed me asking if they... (Read More)

First, thank you to everyone who has backed us and supported this project! We are almost halfway through our Kickstarter and almost halfway funded. We are hopeful and optimistic that we will continue to raise funding and make our goal. You can... (Read More)

Hello everyone, we are almost a week into our Kickstarter and we are 30% funded! Thank you so much for supporting us and believing in what we are doing. We have been operating for just a year, and have seen so much growth and opportunity to meet the... (Read More)

Samantha Cook sez, "Hacker Scouts, a nonprofit organization based in Oakland CA, has launched a Kickstarter to fund a new hackerspace designed for kids and their families. Due to the increase in demand for their programs, Hacker Scouts is working with local partners to build a space that is practical and exciting where they can run classes and workshops, support outreach programs to Oakland's diverse community, and continue to prototype programs and activities that they release open source to the global community. (Read More)

Our first 100 (110, really) Backers! Thank you so much! We are off to a great start and are excited at the possibilities of this amazing project we are undertaking. We went this morning to sign the final lease papers and hang our sign in the window!... (Read More)