Building Blocks 2 Success

Mission

Our mission is to get ethnically and gender-diverse underrepresented youth from the Portland Metropolitan area excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through exposure and participation in STEM-related programs and activities. 

Bottom Line for Portland

If we are not intentionally investing in our BIPOC communities, our youth will continue to fall through the cracks and the achievement gap will continue to grow. Our underserved and underrepresented communities need exposure and access to high-quality STEM resources but it takes the support and commitment from our community. 

Quote

“I had a great experience being a coach/mentor to youth in BB2S’ STEM program. This program has given me a positive release from the stresses of my day job as an engineer” - BB2S Volunteer Staff

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

BB2S celebrates equity, diversity, and inclusiveness. We embrace these pillars as a fabric of who we are as an organization and why we exist and feel that it is crucial to healthy people and healthy communities. 

Incentives

Bricks & Minifigs Portland will give FREE Admission to a Bricks & Minifigs Workshop for the first 10 donations of $25

The first 25 donations of $50 will receive a highly sought-after Building Blocks 2 Success LEGO stress block

The first 5 people to make a $75 donation will receive a 2024 Bricks & Minifigs Coupon Calendar from Bricks & Minifigs Portland 

Partner(s)

We are excited to partner with the East Metro STEAM Partnership as our nonprofit partner. EMSP focuses on Providing students and families with equitable access to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) learning and opportunities, leading to a skilled workforce; Engaging stakeholders, industries, and under-represented communities in STEAM; and Creating partnerships to support STEAM education and increasing community awareness of STEAM.

We are ecstatic to partner with Bricks & Minifigs Portland as our business partner. Bricks & Minifigs Portland is a locally owned toy shop where hobbyists of all ages come to buy, sell, and trade new and aftermarket LEGO products. The shop proudly serves the LEGO-loving families of Portland by making the world's favorite building block accessible in a community space and inspiring imagination and creativity.