Fight Blight Bmore is relaunching their blight reporting tool, and they’re inviting community members to help bring it back to life at an event later this month.
The Baltimore organization will hold their “App Hack: Fight Blight Bmore Hackathon” event on Dec. 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Baltimore Unity Hall, located at 1505 Eutaw Place. The event is being hosted by The Living Well.
“Our communities hold the knowledge—and now we’re bringing the technical power back to the people,” Fight Blight Bmore founder Nneka Nnamdi said in a statement. “This App Hack is more than a tech event; it’s an opportunity to build tools that reflect community vision, ownership, and innovation.”
Fight Blight Bmore first launched their mobile app in 2022, allowing residents to catalog data related to blight in Baltimore. It was part of the organization’s efforts to revitalize Baltimore properties and neighborhoods that had been hampered by disinvestment.
The app fell dormant, but it’s now ready for a refresh. This will be the first of several hackathon events intended to involve community members in rebuilding their city through data.
The free and public Dec. 29 event will convene developers, designers, data enthusiasts, students, technologists, and community members. There, they will “explore improvements, prototype new features, solve technical challenges, and re-envision the app as an accessible, powerful tool for neighborhood transformation.”
Attendees will also be able to earn cash prizes, as well as awards for successfully completing tasks that will help relaunch the app.
Register for free for the Fight Blight Bmore Hackathon by clicking here.
