Get Involved

Help us build what’s possible.

Wayfinder creates opportunities for people across the Gulf Coast to learn, explore, build skills, make connections, and discover what comes next.

There are many ways to be part of it.

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Find your way to help.

Give your time, resources, expertise, or support. Every piece helps us create more opportunities for our community.

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Help open the next door.

Your gift helps expand access to hands-on learning, innovative tools, scholarships, career exploration, and experiences that give people the chance to discover what’s possible.

GIVE TO WAYFINDER →

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Share your time and talents.

Help with programs and events, mentor students, share your expertise, lend a hand behind the scenes, or introduce our community to something you know and love.

You don’t have to be a STEM expert to have something valuable to offer.

VOLUNTEER WITH US →

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Put your support behind an opportunity.

Sponsor student access, a program, learning experience, STEM station, community initiative, or special event and help Wayfinder reach more people across the Gulf Coast.

EXPLORE SPONSORSHIP →

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Let’s build something together.

Businesses, schools, colleges, nonprofits, and community organizations can partner with Wayfinder through expertise, equipment, workforce experiences, programming, sponsorships, connections, or entirely new ways of working together.

BECOME A PARTNER →

Have another idea? We’d love to hear it.

Some of Wayfinder’s best opportunities begin with a conversation. If you have an idea, resource, connection, or way you’d like to be involved, tell us about it.

BETTER TOGETHER.

We're grateful for the businesses, colleges, foundations, organizations, and community partners investing their time, resources, expertise, and support in Wayfinder's mission.

Sparklight Charitable Giving Fund | $7,500 grant supporting expanded community learning opportunities at Wayfinder. We are so honored to be entrusted with these funds to enhance our adult learning offerings.

We’re grateful to Hancock Whitney for expanding financial literacy opportunities for Wayfinder students. Through access to their financial education programming and resources, young people can build practical money skills and financial confidence that will serve them well beyond the classroom.

We’re grateful to Mississippi Power for a $15,000 investment through its Commercial Development Investment Program. Their support helped bring the Wayfinder STEM Hub to life through our exterior signage, creating a visible home for learning, connection, and opportunity in our community

A big thanks to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce for a $1,000 small business grant supporting Wayfinder Initiative. Beyond this investment, the Chamber continues to connect Wayfinder with valuable resources, relationships, and opportunities to strengthen our work across the Gulf Coast.

AND THE CIRCLE KEEPS GROWING.

We’re grateful for every business, organization, and community partner that has contributed funding, resources, expertise, time, or encouragement to help Wayfinder grow.

More opportunity starts with more people willing to open a door.

Wayfinder brings together families, educators, businesses, colleges, community organizations, and people who simply want to help create something better.

There’s a place for you in that work.