Summer 2023 presented a fun-filled, futuristic experience for Young Futurists campers as they explored dozens of new life skills and career paths. Scholars from all across the Jackson metro area filled the corridors of the Jackson Medical Mall to partake in the ultimate S.T.E.A.M experience.

More than 30 scholars, ages 3 -5, participated in a wide variety of course offerings from virtual reality and artificial intelligence to culinary, visual, and performing arts, creative content, foreign language, quilting and sewing, dance, entrepreneurial training, strategic foresight and more!

Student volunteers collectively received thousands of dollars in stipends to help offset back-to-school expenses, all while gaining valuable work experience and community service hours, along with the opportunity to participate in camp activities.

The Young Futurists Project is just one of several initiatives spearheaded by the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation, geared toward achieving JMMF’s overarching mission, “eliminating healthcare disparities holistically through the promotion of creativity and innovation.”