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 AI - Artificial Intelligence
Bellingham Makerspace, 1 Bellis Fair Parkway #618, Bellingham, WA, USJoin us for Cascade STEAM Artificial Intelligence on Thursday April 23 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Bellingham Makerspace!
Above all, it's FREE. Anyone interested in learning about the latest news and projects in Artificial Intelligence are welcome to attend.
About Cascade STEAM Artificial Intelligence:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a Cascade STEAM Community Group focused on AI learning and AI-related community projects. We host live sessions (in-person and virtual) with speakers across industries and communities, share real experiments and use cases, and create space for honest questions and thoughtful discussion.
What you’ll get:
- Live sessions (in person + virtual) with speakers across industries
- Real use cases and experiments (less hype, more “what actually works”)
- Space to ask blunt questions and share your experience
- A community that cares about humans as much as technology
Meetings:
We plan to meet on the fourth Thursday of the month from 5:30–7:30pm at The Bellingham Makerspace. Meeting details will be posted on the Cascade STEAM Community Hub (Discord) and the Cascade STEAM Meetup Page. Cascade STEAM uses the Community Hub and Meetup to coordinate and share events.
Additional events and workshops will take place with hybrid events or in-person hackathons. Have a suggestion? Lets chat!
Location:
Bellingham Makerspace
1 Bellis Fair Parkway #618, Bellingham, WA 98225Organizers:
Volunteer Organizers of Cascade STEAM Artificial Intelligence are Erica Lamont and Stephen Hanney. Please contact artificial-intelligence@cascadesteam.org for community group inquiries.
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.
6 attendeesCascade STEAM Spring Social
Beach Cat Brewery South Paw, 1010 C St Suite 107, Bellingham, WA, USJoin us for our Spring Social on April 24th from 5pm-8pm at Beach Cat Brewery South Paw location (Bellingham).
This quarter we collaborate with LinuxFest Northwest 2026 for their Annual Friday Social!
About LinuxFest Northwest:
LinuxFest Northwest is a FREE annual technology conference focusing on Linux and open source software and hardware right here in Bellingham. Dates this year are April 24th-26th and feature dozens of educational presentations and social events to learn together and get connected. Cascade STEAM is a proud partner!
Learn more about LinuxFest and review the agenda at our website:
https://linuxfestnorthwest.orgAbout Cascade STEAM:
Cascade STEAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Bellingham, WA dedicated to Building a collaborative, supportive, and civic-minded STEAM community for social good.
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.
Learn more about us at our website at cascadesteam.org.
4 attendeesCascade STEAM AI - Artificial Intelligence
Bellingham Makerspace, 1 Bellis Fair Parkway #618, Bellingham, WA, US## Details
Join the Cascade STEAM Artificial Intelligence Community Group as we continue to meet for hands-on learning in our Artificial Intelligence Workshops event on Sunday May 3, 2026 from 1pm-5pm!
Setup up hybrid AI models and infrastructure including :
- Hybrid models (local and cloud)
- Using AI harnesses such as Claude Code, Codex and OpenWebUI
- Agent Frameworks and MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Bring your computer if you can - this is a hands on workshop series for all levels of interest.
Organizers:
Volunteer Organizers of Cascade STEAM Artificial Intelligence are Erica Lamont and Stephen Hanney. Please contact us at artificial-intelligence@cascadesteam.org for community group inquiries.
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.
3 attendeesCascade STEAM AI - Artificial Intelligence
Bellingham Makerspace, 1 Bellis Fair Parkway #618, Bellingham, WA, USJoin us for Cascade STEAM Artificial Intelligence on Thursday May 21 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Bellingham Makerspace!
Above all, it's FREE. Anyone interested in learning about the latest news and projects in Artificial Intelligence are welcome to attend.
About Cascade STEAM Artificial Intelligence:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a Cascade STEAM Community Group focused on AI learning and AI-related community projects. We host live sessions (in-person and virtual) with speakers across industries and communities, share real experiments and use cases, and create space for honest questions and thoughtful discussion.
What you’ll get:
- Live sessions (in person + virtual) with speakers across industries
- Real use cases and experiments (less hype, more “what actually works”)
- Space to ask blunt questions and share your experience
- A community that cares about humans as much as technology
Meetings:
We plan to meet on the fourth Thursday of the month from 5:30–7:30pm at The Bellingham Makerspace. Meeting details will be posted on the Cascade STEAM Community Hub (Discord) and the Cascade STEAM Meetup Page. Cascade STEAM uses the Community Hub and Meetup to coordinate and share events.
Additional events and workshops will take place with hybrid events or in-person hackathons. Have a suggestion? Lets chat!
Location:
Bellingham Makerspace
1 Bellis Fair Parkway #618, Bellingham, WA 98225Organizers:
Volunteer Organizers of Cascade STEAM Artificial Intelligence are Erica Lamont and Stephen Hanney. Please contact artificial-intelligence@cascadesteam.org for community group inquiries.
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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