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Can youths in ‘hackathon’ help struggling city help itself?

Can computer coding help turn this impoverished city around? One nonprofit group thinks so, and is bringing together youths and professional programmers for Camden’s first “hackathon” this weekend.

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Can youths in 'hackathon' help struggling city help itself?
In this Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 photograph, as fellow student Gabrielle Lee, right, looks on, Camilo Reyes, answers a question about training at Hopeworks ‘N Camden in Camden, N.J. Reyes wants to become a police officer. But after spending the last few months learning to build websites, he’s thinking that might be a fallback job, or a way to make some money on the side. That’s a big change, he said. “I was terrible with technology,” Reyes said, “If you asked me to print something out, I’d have a panic attack.” (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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