ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A new summer program wants to get young boys of color interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. It’s completely free and aims to give students a place to express their creativity. 

Inside the John Lewis building in downtown Rochester, a group of young men are getting into some good trouble. 

“We’re going to start some good trouble, that’s one of John Lewis' quotes," said Gerald Moore. "We’re going to teach these young men this is how you do good trouble."

The kids are in the Mission Fulfilled 2030 STEM summer program. 

It focuses on showing young men and boys of color the opportunities available to them using new technology. 

Students learn everything from coding to animation. Founder Gerald Moore said he wanted to create the program he wished he had when he was in school. 

"I just needed somebody to have faith and to believe in me," said Moore. "For me to come back here and look at young men that may not have an opportunity and say you have an opportunity here, to believe in them; I actually know what can happen. I am that story."

The program is free for boys ages 11 to 14. 

Over the four-week program, they’ll work towards earning certificates in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, working with companies like Google and IBM. Black Americans represent only 9% of the STEM workforce, according to a report from the National Science Foundation. The name Mission Fulfilled 2030 comes from Moore’s goal of empowering 100,000 young Black males in STEM by 2030. 

“They have all these ideas they want to get out and here’s the place where we’ll allow them and help position them for the future," said Moore. 

It's a place where the next generation can learn, create and get into that good trouble.