About us
## Mission
Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Bellingham, WA dedicated to Develop and promote STEAM Education, Career Connected Learning, Digital Literacy, and Digital Equity for all people of all ages.
STEAM is an acronym for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM education is a powerful framework to promote curiosity and creativity, encourage a shared learning experience, and build tools to solve important life challenges. We advocate through development and promotion of events, activities, and programs, and invite collaboration with community partners in shared purpose.
## Programs
Our efforts are organized into programs, each of which is rooted in education, shared learning experiences, building relationships, and positive community impact, including:
- Community Groups: Organizing communities of aspiring, current, and retired professionals focusing on a STEAM topic, through recurring meetings and events.
- Community Projects: Organized community engagement and community service projects, often collaborating with community partners.
## Community Groups
Community Groups are made possible through the commitment of volunteer organizers and open collaboration of partners. Scheduled events can be found on the Cascade STEAM Meetup Page and discussion at the Cascade STEAM Community Hub (Discord).
Community Groups include:
- Citizen Science: science, in particular life sciences
- Cyber: cybersecurity
- Data Engineering: data engineering, including data storage and access, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and large language models (LLMs)
- Engineering: engineering, including robotics
- Open Source: everything open source software and hardware, including GNU/Linux
# Community Projects
Cascade STEAM Community Projects are organized collaborative efforts for community impact and social good. We welcome all people of all ages to participate. Organization and discussion occurs at our Community Group meetings and on our Community Hub. See our Meetup Page for scheduled events.
## Digital Navigators
Community Tech Support is now available from Cascade STEAM via our Digital Navigators Program. Assistance is offered to the public from volunteer technology professionals and students via arranged onsite visits with social welfare and support organizations to help resolve basic computing challenges.
## Hack Night
Join Cascade STEAM for Hack Night on Saturdays from 4pm-“Late” at the Bellingham Makerspace for an open, collaborative session of shared learning! Bring your projects, homework, questions, and ideas and let’s do them together.
## HelpDesk
Community Tech Support is now available from Cascade STEAM via our HelpDesk Program. Assistance is offered to the public from volunteer technology professionals and students by donation.
## Mentorship
Mentorship connects community members interested in STEAM in either a “Traditional Mentorship” or “Peer Mentorship” arrangement, providing a support structure for a positive mentorship experience for all.
## Stormwater Monitoring
The Citizen Science Community Group helps in organizing support for RE Sources and their Stormwater Monitoring Project to help protect Bellingham Bay. Organizers are working to create science, technology, and administrative projects and subprojects for community members to easily plug into and contribute as we work together as a team to resolve challenges.
## Events
See our Meetup Page for all scheduled events. Most Cascade STEAM events, programs, and activities are Free. Open to everyone. All are welcome. Family friendly. Bring your friends.
## Community
Join our Community Hub to connect virtually with our community for discussion, planning, and virtual events. Discord is a free online platform for public and private text, audio, and video chat. We also use online platforms for event management and outreach:
- Meetup to receive event announcements and to RSVP for events.
- LinkedIn to share our activity with your professional network.
- Facebook to share our activity with your personal network.
## Code of Conduct
All participants of Cascade STEAM events, activities, and programs agree to commit to our Code of Conduct.
## Contact Us
Interested to get involved? Volunteer? Collaborate? We would love to hear from you! Please contact Michael Gan, Cascade STEAM President, for any inquiries at [michael.gan@cascadesteam.org](mailto:michael.gan@cascadesteam.org), 360-499-2099, or @Michael Gan via the Cascade STEAM Community Hub.
Upcoming events
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Cascade STEAM Service Corps
Bellingham Makerspace, 1 Bellis Fair Parkway #618, Bellingham, WA, USCascade STEAM Service Corps is a technology training and community service program for social good. Each quarter, student interns and volunteers work closely with mentor technology professionals to help develop and maintain the systems that we utilize for our organization and community programs, including Digital Navigators and HelpDesk.
For both Interns and volunteers, Service Corps includes:
- Mentorship with business and technology professionals
- Computer networking and open source software fundamentals
- Server, network, database, issue tracker, and project management
- Customer service through Digital Navigators, HelpDesk, and other Cascade STEAM programs
Collaboration occurs virtually on the Cascade STEAM Community Hub and on Monday and Saturday evenings in person at the Bellingham Makerspace during Service Corps and Hack Night program events.
Interested? Join us without obligation to see what we are up to and decide later if you'd like to be more involved. All aspiring, current, and retired STEAM professionals are welcome.
About Cascade STEAM:
Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Bellingham, WA dedicated to Develop and promote STEAM Education, Career Connected Learning, Digital Literacy, and Digital Equity for all people of all ages.
STEAM is an acronym for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM education is a powerful framework to promote curiosity and creativity, encourage a shared learning experience, and build tools to solve important life challenges. We advocate through development and promotion of events, activities, and programs, and invite collaboration with community partners in shared purpose.
Learn more about us at our website at cascadesteam.org.
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Cascade STEAM Cyber: Rapid-fire Networking by Topic
Stemma Brewing Company - West, Address, 508 Carolina St, Bellingham, WA, USPlease join us as we continue to work on organizing the Cascade STEAM Cybersecurity group and building a local cybersecurity community. Our meetings are free and anyone with an interest in Cybersecurity is welcome to attend.
Cascade STEAM Cyber Meeting #8
Thursday February 12, 2026 @ 5:20pm-7:00pm
Stemma Brewing West, 500 Carolina Street, Bellingham, WA 98225Meeting Plan
5:20 - Doors open (perhaps come earlier to order food/drinks)
5:45 - Meeting beginsRapid-fire Networking by Topic
This month’s Cascade STEAM Cyber meeting is a topic-driven networking session designed to surface expertise, shared interests, and practical experience across our community.We’ll start by quickly polling the room to understand who’s here and what people are working on — roles, interests, tools, challenges, and curiosities. From there, we’ll break into short, focused discussion groups around selected topics, rotating a few times so attendees can engage with multiple conversations.
Topics may include (and attendees are encouraged to suggest others):
- Home labs & personal projects
- The job search from both sides of the table
- Practical uses (and risks) of AI
- Incident response experiences
- Certifications: value & perspective
Practitioners are encouraged to bring a topic, challenge, or lesson learned they’d be willing to discuss.
6:45-7:00 - Wrap up and networking/social time
See our Cascade STEAM Cyber Community Group Web Page for updated information.
About Cascade STEAM:
Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Bellingham, WA dedicated to develop and promote STEAM Education, Career Connected Learning, Digital Literacy, and Digital Equity for all people of all ages.
STEAM is an acronym for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM education is a powerful framework to promote curiosity and creativity, encourage a shared learning experience, and build tools to solve important life challenges. We advocate through development and promotion of events, activities, and programs, and invite collaboration with community partners in shared purpose.
Learn more about us at our website at cascadesteam.org.
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Cascade STEAM Hack Night
Bellingham Makerspace, 1 Bellis Fair Parkway #618, Bellingham, WA, USJoin Cascade STEAM for Hack Night on Saturdays from 4pm-“Late” at the Bellingham Makerspace for an open, collaborative session of shared learning! Bring your projects, homework, questions, and ideas and let’s do them together.
Free. Open to everyone. All are welcome. Family Friendly. Bring your friends.
P.S. If you are looking for project ideas, then we’ve got them! See our Digital Navigators, HelpDesk, and Stormwater Monitoring Community Projects for inspiration.
Check the Cascade STEAM Community Hub or the Cascade STEAM Meetup Page for details and to RSVP for all scheduled events.
About Cascade STEAM:
Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Bellingham, WA dedicated to Develop and promote STEAM Education, Career Connected Learning, Digital Literacy, and Digital Equity for all people of all ages.
STEAM is an acronym for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM education is a powerful framework to promote curiosity and creativity, encourage a shared learning experience, and build tools to solve important life challenges. We advocate through development and promotion of events, activities, and programs, and invite collaboration with community partners in shared purpose.
Learn more about us at our website at cascadesteam.org.
2 attendeesCascade STEAM Service Corps
Bellingham Makerspace, 1 Bellis Fair Parkway #618, Bellingham, WA, USCascade STEAM Service Corps is a technology training and community service program for social good. Each quarter, student interns and volunteers work closely with mentor technology professionals to help develop and maintain the systems that we utilize for our organization and community programs, including Digital Navigators and HelpDesk.
For both Interns and volunteers, Service Corps includes:
- Mentorship with business and technology professionals
- Computer networking and open source software fundamentals
- Server, network, database, issue tracker, and project management
- Customer service through Digital Navigators, HelpDesk, and other Cascade STEAM programs
Collaboration occurs virtually on the Cascade STEAM Community Hub and on Monday and Saturday evenings in person at the Bellingham Makerspace during Service Corps and Hack Night program events.
Interested? Join us without obligation to see what we are up to and decide later if you'd like to be more involved. All aspiring, current, and retired STEAM professionals are welcome.
About Cascade STEAM:
Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Bellingham, WA dedicated to Develop and promote STEAM Education, Career Connected Learning, Digital Literacy, and Digital Equity for all people of all ages.
STEAM is an acronym for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. STEAM education is a powerful framework to promote curiosity and creativity, encourage a shared learning experience, and build tools to solve important life challenges. We advocate through development and promotion of events, activities, and programs, and invite collaboration with community partners in shared purpose.
Learn more about us at our website at cascadesteam.org.
2 attendees
Past events
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