The document summarizes key issues facing Baltimore that the hackathon aims to address through the creation of technologies and solutions. Specifically, it notes that Baltimore has high levels of income inequality, racial disparities, poor economic mobility and health outcomes for children, high incarceration rates, and community violence - all issues the hackathon hopes to help solve by bringing together technologists to build open data products and applications. The goal is to generate resources that can continue to be improved upon and help advance solutions to these social problems in Baltimore.