KIDS OF STEAM · FREE CODING PROGRAM
Free, real-world coding for kids — JavaScript, Python, Java, Roblox, Minecraft, Unity. Especially for kids who lost a year to the hospital and need to catch up. Coding in 90 days. Career-ready in 3.
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THE PROBLEM
A child who spends 6+ months in a hospital falls 1-2 grade levels behind. Then they have to walk back into school. With cancer scars, a bald head, and a math gap they didn’t earn.
HOW KIDS OF STEAM WORKS
From “what’s a variable?” to shipping a Roblox game with their name on it.
Sign up free. We match each kid to a curriculum based on their age, interests, and what game world they want to build in (Minecraft, Roblox, or web).
Hundreds of hours of project-based courses. Real languages (Java, Python, JavaScript, Lua). Real outcomes — they ship a game by the end.
Their first published game. Their first portfolio piece. Their pathway into our Scholarship, Internship, and Career programs.
REAL KIDS. REAL CODE.
Every kid here was supposed to fall behind. Then someone like you funded their next 90 days.
YOUR DOLLAR · THEIR FUTURE
Real per-student costs from running the program. No spreadsheet fudging.
Costs are approximations based on per-student program economics. Real costs vary by curriculum length and mentor time.
GET INVOLVED · KIDS OF STEAM
Whether you’re a student, a parent, or a donor — we have a way in.
More cohorts launching quarterly — or give to the general STEAM fund and we’ll allocate to the next student who needs it.
WHY YOU CAN TRUST US
For the cost of a dinner out, you give one kid the skills to build their own future.
QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK
Kids of STEAM is Games For Love’s free coding and game development program for kids. We teach real languages (JavaScript, Python, Java, Lua) and real platforms (Minecraft, Roblox, Unity, web). Especially designed for kids who’ve been through serious illness or adversity and need to catch up academically.
Zero. Free for all students. Software access, curriculum, and mentor time are all pre-funded by donors. We never charge families — that’s the whole point.
Apply at gamesforlove.org/skillroles. We match each student to a curriculum based on age, interest, and starting skill level. Most kids are coding real projects within 90 days.
JavaScript, Python, Java, Lua — through real platforms kids actually care about (Minecraft mods, Roblox games, Unity, web development). Project-based learning. Every student ships a real game by the end of their track.
Apply at gamesforlove.org/mentor-app. Most mentors give 1-2 hours/month. Remote-friendly. You help a student debug, ship, and dream bigger. We handle the matching and curriculum — you bring the experience.
86% of every dollar goes directly to programs (software access, curriculum, mentor stipends, scholarships for hardware). 14% covers admin and fundraising. Games For Love is a 4-Star Charity Navigator rated 501(c)(3).
Kids of STEAM is step 2 of our Program Ecosystem®. Hospital (GFLX) → Education (Kids of STEAM) → Scholarship → Internship (Interns International) → Career (League of Pros). Many of our students walk the entire pathway and end up working at companies like Microsoft.
