Preparing students for their future is a clear and concise goal of education. STEM education is no different and is often considered a key way to increase students' 21st century skills or prepare students for a future career (Bybee 2010). We also believe that education should engage students as empathetic problem solvers (as described in Bush and Cook 2019). Students should be engaged in problems with multiple solution paths without clear-cut answers, which are how problems actually present themselves in life. Here we describe an elementary STEAM inquiry in which students engage in solving the social justice issue of homelessness for one family in need.