Currently, the ratio of women to men in STEM careers is largely disproportionate, with only a quarter of the STEM workforce contributions attributed to women. According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), the total percentage of cultural minorities in STEM is 24.8%. Outreach programs focused on exposing young students to STEM careers, can help bridge the gap- allowing more women and minorities to make valuable contributions to their field of study.

Youth Outreach in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (YO-STEM), a nonprofit organization whose aim is to empower underserved students by educating them through hands-on STEM experiences and engaging them in STEM through independent ownership. YO-STEM provides 3 programs to expose students to STEM: Girls in STEM (gSTEM), STEM Saturday, and a co-ed competitive robotics club. We want students to have a fun experience exploring the vast range of what STEM has to offer.

The learning outcomes for our programs are as follows:

Utilized and improve 21st century skills of communication, technology, collaboration, leadership, time management, problem solving and critical thinking
Increase self-confidence in tackling science classes and projects.
Ability to make connections from classroom to real life applications in STEM

With the support of donors and sponsorships, we have been able to bring impactful STEM programming and activities to over 3000 students via our after-school programs and community involvement. 74% of our students are cultural minorities, and 51% are girls. Our goal is to facilitate a competitive advantage so that our students will thrive in the marketplace, build wealth, and positively impact society.

To successfully continue providing high-quality STEM programing we are requesting you help by donating $10, $100 or $1000 to support the youth. The goal is to fund these brilliant young minds participation in our programs at no cost to families. Thank you for investing in future scientist and engineers!

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