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, families, and broader community.

“When the children got the news, some could not hold back their emotions.

A worried Mason did not know what to do. He had so many homework assignments the next week, he told his teachers, and now he had no idea how to finish them all.

He and Gelsinger sat together for an hour and a half, tackling as many of his math problems as they could.

At night, he told his parents that he did not understand. ‘Why are they doing this? Why are they taking this away from me?’ Soto recalled him asking.”

Read the full article at https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/06/02/americorps-cuts-doge-trump-after-school-virginia/ or view it as a PDF here.

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