Rising Together with our Community: Aspire's Response to Federal Funding Cuts
On April 28th, Aspire was notified that our AmeriCorps funding was cut and we needed to cease our AmeriCorps program effective immediately. This impacted the 17 Aspire AmeriCorps members who serve our students every day and the 150 students and their families who rely on Aspire for a no-cost safe place to be out of school time and robust academic afterschool support.
We’ve launched a fundraising campaign, Rising Together, to help close the funding gap, support our students and families, and sustain and strengthen our work this year and beyond.
Update on the Rising Together Campaign and School Year
As August wraps up and we look forward to welcoming students back for the new school year, we wanted to provide a quick update to…
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Media Coverage on Aspire and AmeriCorps Cuts
Follow along with Aspire in the news! We’ll update this page periodically. For media/press inquiries, please contact Aspire’s CEO, Paula Fynboh, at paula@aspireafterschool.org or 202-813-2140.
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Spread the Word and Make Your Voice Heard
Thank you for your partnership and support of Aspire! We’ve put together this toolkit with resources you can use to advocate for Aspire and speak…
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Washington Post Article: An after-school program in Trump’s backyard struggles to survive DOGE cuts
Aspire was honored to recently be featured in a Washington Post article that highlighted the impact of AmeriCorps funding cuts on our students, AmeriCorps members,…
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Updates on AmeriCorps Funding Cuts: Rising Together with our Community
Since Aspire was impacted by DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps on April 28th, we have finalized a plan that will allow us to continue serving and…
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Rising Together Fundraising Toolkit
Thank you for your partnership and support of Aspire! We’ve put together this toolkit with ideas and sample language that you can use to help…
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