Yamilée Toussaint, the founder of STEM From Dance and MIT engineer, is named one of the Top 5 CNN Heroes of 2024. CNN’s Anderson Cooper made the announcement live on CNN’s morning show and encouraged the public to vote for their favorite finalist so they can continue their life-changing work.

Yamilée Toussaint, the founder of STEM From Dance and MIT engineer, is selected as a CNN Hero. Her groundbreaking national nonprofit is transforming the STEM field by empowering girls of color with the know-how, experience, and confidence to dream big in STEM — all through the power of dance.

We are thrilled to announce groundbreaking support from Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google.

Have you ever walked into a room and immediately felt a surge of inspiration? That's the experience our students had walking into their Girls Rise Up sites this summer.

Partnering with TroubleMaker and raising funds for girls in STEM.