Start a chapter where you are
A CodeTheCure chapter is a small group of students who meet, learn to build, and make software that helps people facing cancer. If there is not one near you, you can be the person who starts it.
Four things, done consistently
Meet regularly
A small, consistent group that gets together to learn, build, and keep each other going.
Build for patients
Projects start from a real need someone facing cancer has, not from a technology looking for a problem.
Teach beginners
Chapters are where people write their first line of code. No experience is a starting point, not a barrier.
Reach their community
Local hospitals, support groups, and schools are where a chapter's work actually lands.
4 chapters, and room for a lot more
Highlighted regions have an active chapter today. Everywhere else is open.
TX · United States
Sugar Land
Sugar Land, Texas
Building compassionate tech with students across the Houston area.
CA · United States
Bay Area
Bay Area, California
A coastal chapter for builders who want code to meet care.
VA · United States
Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia, Virginia
Our Capital-region chapter, and the first one students ever started.
AB · Canada
Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Our first Canadian chapter: builders across Calgary coding with compassion.
From application to first meeting
- 01
Apply
Tell us who you are, where you are, and how you would like to run things. It takes about ten minutes.
- 02
Talk it through
We read every application and follow up by email to learn more about you and answer your questions.
- 03
Get set up
Approved organizers get a starter kit: project ideas, a meeting outline, branding, and a point of contact on our team.
- 04
Run your first term
You host your first meetings and ship a first project. We stay available the whole way through.
Ready to start one?
You do not need a club, a budget, or a background in software. You need a school or a community and a reason to care.