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Hang happiness in your home today! Handcrafted welcome signs as well as other youth-designed products are now available to purchase through our e-commerce site.

This past spring - volunteers helped us install an incredible amount of fencing! We certainly couldn't have done it without the help of volunteers.

Spring has SPRUNG and The Foundry is continuing to slowly reopen our doors. (Hurrah!)

The Foundry Announces 2-years of funding from the Margaret L Wendt Foundation for STEAM Afterschool Programs

Reinforcing science, technology, engineering, art, and math exploration through making

BUFFALO, NY – The Foundry announced it will be receiving a 2-year funding commitment from The Margaret L Wendt Foundation to support STEAM afterschool programs. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, The Foundry has continued to foster learning through making, and they are committed to providing career exploration opportunities to Buffalo youth now and in the future.

Buffalo’s makerspace and business incubator excited to expand programming for young adults 

BUFFALO, NY –  The Foundry will be receiving a grant from the First Niagara Foundation in partnership with KeyBank to expand workforce development opportunities through the launch of a social enterprise, FoundryMade.

FoundryMade is an expansion of The Foundry’s current workforce training program which provides young adults ages 18-25 with employable skills in computer-assisted design and manufacturing. The social enterprise will further utilize The Foundry’s on-site makerspaces to produce and sell items, providing students with paid opportunities to practice the skillsets they’ve developed. Students will get a chance to experience what it takes to run a successful enterprise and learn about viable career options in manufacturing, making, and entrepreneurship.

Can you help us spread the word? Please forward to anyone you think might be interested in learning more about the business of making! This program is offered FREE of charge for students enrolled thanks to the generous support of the Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation.

Can you see it? It's the end of 2020 - hooray! In spite of the pandemic, youth and adults continued to discover making and entrepreneurship at The Foundry this year. And that only happened because of your generosity and your belief in The Foundry's mission.

Your financial support today guarantees that The Foundry remains a place of inspiration, innovation and opportunity during (and after!) the pandemic. Click here to make an end of year donation!

Last night we held our very first VIRTUAL Bid to Build fundraising event. While it was definitely different, it was so much fun to engage with YOU AT HOME building maker kits together. And it was especially nice to see familiar friendly faces we miss seeing at The Foundry. Thank you for joining us!