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GIVING BACK
Innovation meets opportunity at FABLAB Jackson County, where students across the Gulf Coast are gaining access to high-tech resources, mentorship, and hands-on learning. Operated by the Jackson County School District, the facility features digital fabrication and rapid-prototyping tools— including CNC routers, laser engravers, 3D printers, and a full electronics workbench.
story by Lynn Lofton photos courtesy of FABLAB
can explore, create, and learn.
Each summer, the lab comes alive with energy and
imagination as campers code robots, design custom projects, and dive into creative challenges. It’s a place where curiosity leads, mistakes become lessons, and every new idea sparks another.
Through summer camps, mobile lab deployments, and
Since opening in Vancleave in 2017 and supported by partners such as Chevron Pascagoula Refinery and the Fab Foundation, FABLAB Jackson County has served thousands of students, encouraging them to bring classroom ideas to life and imagine futures they might never have seen. More than
a classroom tool, the lab serves as a community resource for students, teachers, and residents alike—a place where anyone
in-school programs, FABLAB fosters a spirit of creativity
and problem-solving that goes beyond typical instruction— reminding us that giving back can mean empowering the next generation to invent their own future.
Learn more or support the program at fablabjacksoncounty. org or by following FABLAB Jackson County on Facebook and Instagram.
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