Posts by maggie

Aspire is honored to have been selected as one of eight programs in Virginia’s inaugural year participating in the Youth Mental Health Corps (YMHC). We were thrilled to attend and…

At Aspire, we believe that education is about reading at grade level, just as much as is about teaching student’s character and preparing them to be compassionate citizens that can…

Last week, Aspire proudly opened the doors to Arlington’s first no-cost Makerspace that’s designed for and accessible to 3rd-8th grade students, and we’re so excited for what the space will…

As Aspire’s Achieving Afterschool Celebration approaches, we’re excited to announce the raffle packages that will be featured during this event! This year, our raffle theme is “Celebrating Arlington,” chosen to…

An Op-Ed by Dr. Emma Violand-Sánchez On April 28th, Aspire Afterschool Learning was one of 1,000 nonprofits across the country that received the gut-wrenching call that their AmeriCorps funding (which…

Written by Sophie Nunziati, Development and Communications Intern Throughout the past two and a half months, I have served as the Development and Communications intern at Aspire, as part of…

With the conclusion of Aspire’s 2022-2025 three-year strategic plan, we are grateful for the contributions of the three board members who have recently fulfilled their terms of service (Caitlin Albright,…

This has been a year of growth, impact, and resiliency for Aspire. We celebrated the organization’s 30th anniversary and finished our three-year strategic plan (July 2022 – June 2025), having…