This report discusses the need to provide mothers in low-income communities with experiences to develop the powerful skills of making. The development of a curriculum led to opportunities for the participants to develop skills like focusing on the process rather than the end product, seeing mistakes as opportunities to learn, and strengthening problem-solving and tinkering abilities. Activities were tailored to participants' interests and strengths, and encouraged the initial exploration of computing literacy and STEM ideas in an informal, fun, and creative environment with a comfortable entry point. Including creative technologies in computing community centers served as a source of confidence-building, hope, and mental health support, and inspired entrepreneurial endeavors.
López-Delgado et al. (Mon,) studied this question.