Make a Contribution
Help build the Biocom Generation STEAM Lab and expand access to hands-on training, industry-recognized certifications and life science career opportunities for local students.
Donate ↗Donate to the Biocom Generation STEAM Lab
Donations to the Generation STEAM Lab help expand access to hands-on STEM education and life science workforce development, preparing the next generation of scientists, technicians and innovators for rewarding careers in the life science industry.
Ways to Make an Impact
The Biocom Generation STEAM Lab will provide foster youth, unhoused teens and students from disinvested communities with hands-on training, industry-recognized certifications and pathways into life science careers. Your support will help equip the lab and expand access to these opportunities.
Naming Opportunites
Leave a lasting legacy by supporting the Biocom Generation STEAM Lab through a naming opportunity for yourself, your company or someone you wish to honor.
Contact Us ↗Corporate Giving
Invest in the future workforce your industry depends on. Explore corporate sponsorships, matching gifts and other opportunities to support the Biocom Generation STEAM Lab.
Learn More ↗In-Kind Donations
Support the Biocom Generation STEAM Lab by donating lab supplies, equipment, technology, furniture, or other essential resources that help create an engaging, hands-on learning environment for students.
Donate Supplies ↗Help Build the Next Generation of Life Science Talent
Every student deserves the opportunity to discover their potential. Your support will help foster youth, unhoused teens and students from disinvested communities gain the skills, confidence and credentials to pursue rewarding careers in life sciences. We’re asking our community to help us outfit and upgrade a lab for students to thrive in. When you invest in the Biocom Generation STEAM Lab, you’re not just writing a check. You’re handing foster students lab coats. You’re telling unhoused teenagers that their future is worth building. You’re proving that where young women start doesn’t have to be where they end up.
This campaign is about changing lives through real opportunity. And it starts with a lab.
Your Gift’s Impact
- Equip the Biocom Generation STEAM Lab
- Develop cutting-edge life science curriculum
- Deliver authentic lab experiences for students
- Provide workforce certifications that open career doors
- Expand access to serve more students
The Opportunity
The Biocom Generation STEAM Lab powers FutureReady, Biocom Generation STEAM’s workforce development program for foster youth, unhoused youth, expectant and parenting students, and students from disinvested communities across San Diego County. Through hands-on lab training, industry-recognized certifications and real-world career exposure, students gain the skills, confidence and credentials to launch meaningful careers in the life sciences.
The interactive 3D folding simulation increased my confidence. Being able to manipulate the protein structure myself made the abstract concept of molecular biology feel more tangible and easier to understand.
Learning about real-world applications of DNA increased my interest and confidence in STEAM.
You really learn how to problem-solve when things don’t go your way, and you learn how to communicate and work better as a team, which I know will be beneficial for me in the long run.
This program did not just teach me lab skills—it gave me a deeper understanding of what it means to contribute to something bigger than myself … This experience sparked a passion in me for healthcare and science, and gave me a glimpse into the kind of impact I want to make in the future.
A year ago, before I took this class, I didn’t even know how to hold a micropipette properly. Now when I walk into the testing room I know what I’m doing and I feel really confident!
It’s been an amazing opportunity to get hands-on lab experience. Overall, it helped me improve my collaboration skills with other people.