Evanston Y.O.U., a youth development organization, has been chosen to receive a $32,608 grant from Exelon for its maker space.
The maker space, which opened at 1911 Church Street in 2015, is available for Evanston students to tinker and explore in a S.T.E.A.M workspace while filling in education gaps. Funds will be used to update equipment at the maker space to give students the best experience possible.
“It’s a great space to give our students the opportunity to work in S.T.E.M., S.T.E.A.M., art, a little bit of everything,” said Maker Space Manager Allen Moore. “We also try very hard to kind of bridge that gap for Black and brown students in Evanston and in general — giving them a space to be safe and explore fun new technologies.”
Moore said the program is extremely popular especially among the younger elementary and middle school-aged kids. The maker space also hosts…
