We are kicking off our campaign to support STEAM City at Whitlock Mills, an extraordinary opportunity to expand services to youth in Jersey City. The developers of Whitlock Mills, a 34-building residential development, in the historic Lafayette district of Jersey City, is providing space in the vintage, turn-of-the-19th century Powerhouse building, designated for sole use by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County. This project will incorporate Makerspace and performing arts activities in a space slated to open in January, 2021. As the newest Unit addition to the BGCHC family, STEAM City at Whitlock Mills, an affordable housing community for low-moderate income families in the Bergen-Lafayette section of Jersey City, will allow our organization to extend our services to an additional 100+ youth in our community.

STEAM City is designed for youth to be creators, rather than consumers of technology and science, by providing a space, supplies, equipment, and instruction designed to promote STEAM skills as well as the design thinking process, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. “The turn of the 21st century has signaled a shift in the types of skillsets that have real, applicable value in a rapidly advancing world. In this landscape, creativity, design, and engineering are making their way to the forefront of educational considerations, as tools such as robotics, and web-based 3D modeling applications become accessible to more people.