Project LEDO

Mission

To provide access to science and technology programs for children from Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and low-income communities.

Bottom Line for Portland

Project LEDO empowers youth from historically under-served communities through culturally responsive STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education through hands-on programs in robotics, financial literacy, digital literacy, and cyber security that bridge the digital divide and inspire the next generation of innovators.

Your donation to Project LEDO will directly support programs that:

• Provide STEAM education and tools to students who lack access to technology.
• Inspire leadership, creativity, and confidence through mentorship.
• Build pathways to academic and career success for marginalized communities.

Quote

"Sometimes it only takes one person to believe in you to change the fate of your journey." - Fidel Ferrer, Founder & CEO of Project LEDO

Partner(s)

Our Partners for 2025 Give!Guide:

Community Warehouse, an organization that provides donated furniture and household items to neighbors seeking the comfort, dignity and stability of a furnished home while overcoming adversity.

Camp ELSO, one of our longtime programmatic partnerships. Project LEDO and Camp ELSO work together to bring STEAM education to BIPOC communities, specifically with Girl's Day and Tappin' Roots.

Open Signal, nurturing the change-making power of community media in service of a just and equitable world.

Free Geek sustainably reuses technology, enabling digital access and providing education to create a community that empowers people to realize their potential.

Milk Crate Kitchen helps families overcome barriers to food security by cooking and delivering cost-free family meals to those in need, no questions asked.

Proud Ground creates permanently affordable homeownership opportunities using the community land trust model to ensure multi-generational stability.

Black United Fund of Oregon assists in the social and economic development of Oregon’s underserved communities and to contribute to a broader understanding of ethnic and culturally diverse groups.