Programs – Cactus Jack Foundation

Year Round Programs

CACT.US Design Center and NASA Space Center Houston STEM Incubator Partnership

Cactus Design Center & Space Center Houston Host STEM Incubator Student Showcase

Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Foundation has launched a multi-year partnership with Space Center Houston to support Houston ISD students through an ongoing STEM incubator program.

Developed by NASA engineers and Cactus Jack Design Center educators, the program spans design, coding, and fabrication. Classes take place at both Space Center Houston and the Cactus Jack Design Center, giving students access to state-of-the-art facilities. Working in teams, students complete the full engineering process—from ideation to testing—on projects such as lunar water filtration systems, exploration rovers, and food preservation habitats.

Launched October 11, 2025

Inside the Program

Across virtual and in-person workshops — including hands-on build days at the Cact.Us Design Center at TXRX Labs — students pair with NASA engineers to tackle the real-world challenges of space habitation: water scarcity, power generation, and habitat design. Teams move through the full engineering process, from brainstorming and prototyping to testing and refining, building skills in design sketching, CAD modeling, systems thinking, and fabrication. Using advanced design software, 3D printing, and pro-grade equipment, they develop low-, medium-, and high-fidelity prototypes, culminating in a final showcase on December 19 where each team presents its designs to industry professionals alongside Travis Scott at Space Center Houston.

“We believe that space is for everyone, and we want to bring students closer to the wonder and curiosity we face every day. We're proud to partner with the Cactus Jack Foundation as we prepare the next generation of creators and problem solvers from the heart of Houston.”

William T. Harris — President & CEO, Space Center Houston

“We've always been inspired by NASA. Our mission is to open new educational pathways for youth so they can accelerate in STEM and see themselves as the innovators and explorers of tomorrow — this is just the beginning of what's to come with Space Center Houston.”

Jordan Webster — Director of Education Partnerships, Cactus Jack Foundation

“Opportunities like this enrich our students' lives and inspire them to pursue careers where they can not only thrive, but bring solutions back to their communities.”

Travis Scott — Founder, Cactus Jack Foundation

About Space Center Houston

Space Center Houston's shared purpose is to bring people and space closer together. Over 1.3 million visitors and more than 250,000 students and educators visit each year to connect with the significance of space exploration to pursue a path in STEM or follow along as incredible feats of human spaceflight continue to make new discoveries. Space Center Houston is owned by the Manned Space Flight Education Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and generates an annual $118M economic impact to the Greater Houston area. Space Center Houston is a Smithsonian Affiliate, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, and a Certified Autism Center. Learn more at spacecenter.org.

Fashion Scholarship Fund Design Ethos 101 Partnership

Travis Scott and the Cactus Jack Foundation has partnered Fashion Scholarship Fund to launch a multi year "Cactus Jack Design Ethos 101" online education and scholarship program.

Design Ethos 101 course is aimed at immersing students in the creative world that shaped Scott's brand, with the select Cactus Jack scholars receiving $10,000 and an opportunity for hands-on workshops at the Cact.us Design Center in Houston, Texas. The program is designed to inspire aspiring creatives by fostering independent thinking and offering real-world applications, with industry experts guiding participants through design disruption, fashion, and music.

Waymon Webster HBCU Scholarship Fund

"Waymon Webster was a Dean of the Prairie View A&M graduate school. My grandfather wanted me to take it all the way through college, I feel there is a power in education so to be able to give someone the opportunity to fulfill that dream as my papa thought for me is amazing." – Travis Scott

It is a cause that is important to Travis Scott given his family's longtime legacy studying, working and supporting HBCUs: his mother Wanda attended Grambling University, his father Jacque went to Prairie View A&M, where his brother Josh currently studies and his sister Jordan graduated from Howard University last year.

His grandfather, Waymon Webster, was an alumnus and dean of Prairie View A&M graduate school and is the namesake for the Waymon Webster Scholarships given out by the Cactus Jack Foundation, which helps HBCU students who are experiencing last-minute financial adversity graduate on-time.

For the second consecutive year in 2022 and in conjunction with Travis Scott’s Project H.E.A.L. initiative, the Waymon Webster Scholarship Fund granted $1,000,000 in scholarships to 100 graduating HBCU seniors.

Meet The Waymon Webster Scholars

Cactus Jack Foundation is proud to create a community of over a hundred of HBCU scholars nationwide that continues to grow every year.

Waymon Webster Scholarship Recepient Class Of 2022

Jordan — North Carolina University

Nisha — Florida A&M University

Chisom — Fisk University

Waymon Webster Scholarship Recepient Class Of 2021

Dallyn — Prairie View A&M University

Destiney — Grambling State University

Taylor — Howard University

Bryant — Texas Southern University

Nasire — Morehouse College

CACT.US Design Center x TXRX LABS

6501 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX, 77011

[email protected] • 281-868-8979 • txrxlabs.org

The CACT.US DESIGN CENTER at TXRX Labs is a youth focused design school founded by Cactus Jack Foundation. Opened on November 3rd, 2021 with hundreds of middle and high school students enrolled who are passionate about design and engineering. Bespoke programs include Cact.Us Sneaker Lab powered by Nike. The fully operational 60,000 square foot state of the art facility located in Houston, Texas.

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Funded & created by Cactus Jack Foundation and led by the vision of Travis Scott alongside his family to provide design education resources for the next generation of creators from Houston.

The new design center is a permanent innovative hub and transformational youth center connecting at-risk high school students to educational resources, hands-on training, and mentorship that will unlock new pathways to career, college, and workforce opportunities in graphic and fashion design.

The design center offers a variety of classes and workshops ranging from CNC Router + Cam, 3D Printing, Powder Coating, Vacuum Forming, Woodworking, Ceramics, Laser Cutting, Welding, Woodworking, CNC Plasma Cutting, and many more. Hundreds of students are now already enrolled for the Spring Semester & for Summer programs and the school is now expanding to service students across greater Houston. The center is committed to teaching the skills these youth need to build a future full of novelty and inspiration.

Spring 2024

Sneaker Lab is a design-focused fashion program providing creative high school students in the Houston area a window in the world of design driven fabrication and manufacturing.

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Coming Soon

Design Ethos 101

2021 Annual Parsons Benefit

Travis Scott Parsons Benefit - Creative Entrepreneurs Honoree

Cactus Jack Gardens

Cactus Jack Gardens is a community garden initiative that has partnered with several elementary schools across Houston, TX where students learn agricultural economics and nutritional skills to combat food insecurity.

The initiative launched on November 4th, 2021 at Young Elementary School with a permanent reading pergola dedicated to Scott's grandmother, a Houstonian native, called Miss Sealie's Corner.

The foundation continues to roll out new gardens throughout the city through their multi-school expansion program, with the latest garden unveiling on Earth Day 2022 at Attucks Middle School, hosted by Scott's mother Wanda Webster and Cactus Jack Foundation volunteers.

Houston Astros Multi Year Partnership

Cactus Jack HBCU Celebrity Softball Classic

The multi year partnership with the Cactus Jack Foundation for the tournament supports their longstanding commitment to raising money and providing scholarship opportunities for students to attend HBCUs.

“As part of our ongoing commitment to growing the game of baseball and softball for youth and the next generation of players, we are thrilled to partner with these exceptional schools to highlight their baseball programs and give their athletes a chance to compete at Minute Maid Park,” states Paula Harris, Senior Vice President Community Affairs and Executive Director, Astros Foundation.

“We are grateful to Travis Scott and his Cactus Jack Foundation’s support of our initiative as they continue to lean in on giving back to HBCU students and programming. We look forward to kicking off the college baseball season with these annual tournaments.