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The Foundry - Buffalo operates a community makerspace that provides hands-on STEAM, arts, and entrepreneurship programs for youth and adults. The organization offers afterschool programs where high school students build skills in makerspaces, explore technologies, and participate in youth entrepreneurship activities. It runs Open Maker Hours that
give community members supervised access to wood, metal, tech, and textile labs after completing safety orientations. The Foundry - Buffalo also delivers workforce training through paid youth fabrication work under the FOUNDRYmade program. In addition, it supports entrepreneurs and small business owners with resources such as legal clinics for contracts and LLC formation, as well as broader maker-focused business support. The organization hosts a retail component that sells products made by youth participants, staff, instructors, and local artisans.