Get Kids Excited About Learning and Keep Up in School with STEM Kits
Less than 12% of foster youth graduate college. Build STEM kits for kids in foster care and give children who have fallen behind in school a hands-on way to reconnect with learning
STEP 1
Sign Up Your Group
Register for a STEM Box team building event.
STEP 2
We Take Care of The Prep Work
Foster Love provides supplies and handles event logistics, so your team can focus on making an impact.
sTEP 3
Build STEM Boxes
As a Team
Your team packs activities that spark curiosity and confidence in kids who need extra help in school.
STEP 4
Deliver A Childhood Milestone
Completed STEM Boxes are donated to local agencies and child welfare organizations in your community.
Children in Foster Care Are Being Left Behind in the Classroom
When a child moves from placement to placement, school becomes one more thing that keeps changing. New teachers, new classrooms, new rules — and no one connecting the dots between what they learned last month and what they’re being asked to learn today. Foster youth fall behind not because they aren’t capable, but because the system keeps pulling the rug out from under them. Without someone to encourage curiosity, celebrate progress, and show them that learning can be fun, too many children in foster care grow up believing school isn’t for them. That success is for other, “normal” kids.
Your team can change that message.
Corporate Volunteer Activities That Create Impact
AVAILABLE AS:
In-Person & Virtual
TEAM SIZE:
10 - 1000+ People
TIME NEEDED:
1 Hour
BENEFITS:
- Raises awareness of foster system
- Promotes empathy & compassion
- Purpose-driven team building activity
- Hands-on community impact opportunity
- Encourages creativity & self-expression
Testimonials
I’ve participated in many volunteer activities before, but this one was the best! It was easy to do and it really brought out our team’s creative side. It was beautiful to see our department come together to create something that will make a real difference.
— Alexis
Senior Marketing Manager
Our team LOVED putting together the STEM boxes at our annual sales meeting… It was wonderful to see how excited everyone became knowing the projects would directly help children in foster care.
— Scott
Sales Manager
Why choose a STEM Box team building activity instead of a traditional team building event?
A STEM Boxes team building activity brings your entire team together to assemble and decorate STEM kits that go directly to children in foster care — giving them a hands-on, confidence-building introduction to science, technology, engineering, and math. Each kit is designed for children ages 5–10 and packed with low-frustration, high-reward activities that encourage independent learning, creative problem solving, and exploration with no wrong answers. Your team assembles each kit and decorates it with care, knowing that the child who opens it will feel that someone was thinking of them.
Each STEM Box comes with:
- A lab coat
- A dinosaur dig activity
- A catapult
- A tangram kit
- Safety glasses
- An activity booklet
- A lightbulb cup
- A waddle toy
A Team Building Exercise That Creates Real Impact
This team building activity does something most team building exercises don’t: it connects your entire team to a common goal that actually matters.
While your group is assembling kits and working through the process together, real team bonding is happening. Communication improves. Team dynamics shift. Employees feel valued because the work they’re doing has real meaning beyond the office walls. Your team takes on a fun activity. A child in foster care gets a building block toward a better future.
I cried a lot because I was overwhelmed and I didn't think I'd ever see my dad again. - Andrea
I didn’t sleep well my first night. I got very little sleep. Think of how you’d feel being forced to sleep at a stranger’s house. I was super uncomfortable and lonely.
I really missed my mom and my brother. I was too scared to ask where they were or when I would see them again. I cried myself to sleep over it for years. - Emily
I was scared to go to sleep. I just wanted to go home. - Chasen
I didn’t sleep well my first night. I got very little sleep. Think of how you’d feel being forced to sleep at a stranger’s house. I was super uncomfortable and lonely.
I really missed my mom and my brother. I was too scared to ask where they were or when I would see them again. I cried myself to sleep over it for years. - Emily
I really missed my mom and my brother. I was too scared to ask where they were or when I would see them again. I cried myself to sleep over it for years. - Emily
Every Child in Foster Care Deserves a Shot at the Future
So many kids in foster care fall behind in school, but every single one of them is capable of more—they just need someone to show them that. Build STEM kits for kids in foster care with your team and give a child the tools to discover what they’re capable of.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
It’s a hands-on team building event where your group assembles and decorates STEM Boxes that go directly to children in foster care, giving the whole team a fun, confidence-building introduction to science, technology, engineering, and math.
Absolutely. Many of our sponsors engage their teams for an unforgettable day of service and connection.
Yes. Sponsorship benefits include brand recognition both online and on-site, depending on the level you choose.
Yes. Sponsorship benefits include brand recognition both online and on-site, depending on the level you choose.
Yes. Sponsorship benefits include brand recognition both online and on-site, depending on the level you choose.
Yes. Sponsorship benefits include brand recognition both online and on-site, depending on the level you choose.