Ruach International Foundation

Events

Hackathons and engineering rounds for youth and communities.

past

SummerDevs '26 Hackathon

Aug 29, 2026Glendale Foothills Library

A 10-hour hackathon with hands-on coding, mentor guidance, and pathways to high school & college course credit via SkipCourse.

Schedule

  • Check-in & team formation
  • Kickoff & mentor intros
  • Build sprints with mentor office hours
  • Demos & judging
  • Awards & SkipCourse credit mapping

Judging criteria

  • Technical skill demonstrated
  • Creativity & problem solving
  • Documentation quality
  • Teamwork
past

Frostbyte Hackathon

Feb 22, 2026ASU SkySong

Co-hosted with HackClub: 150 students across 5 schools and 4 youth organizations, with 268 verified skill demonstrations.

Schedule

  • Registration
  • Build sessions
  • Demos
  • Awards

Judging criteria

  • Skill demonstrations
  • Innovation
  • Presentation
upcoming

REACH Iterative Engineering Competition Rounds

Rolling roundsSchools, group homes & foster homes

Teams receive mobile project bins and build upon prior teams' designs and documentation.

Schedule

  • Bin delivered
  • Team build & document
  • Bin passed to next team
  • Round review

Judging criteria

  • Quality of iteration
  • Documentation
  • Design improvement

Event history

One-time event

5K/10K Beach Run & Walk

One-time community eventDockweiler Beach, Los Angeles + virtual

Community event supporting health advocacy, mental health awareness and Type 2 diabetes education.