Media Coverage

Follow along with Aspire in the news! We’ll update this page periodically with our latest news and media coverage.

Featured Media Coverage

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy, September 14, 2026. Read here.
• ARLnow, July 31, 2026. Read here.
• Columbia Pike Documentary Project, July 30, 2026. Read here.
• Arlington Connection, April 16, 2026. Read here.(opens in new tab)
• DC News Now, March 31, 2026. Watch here.(opens in new tab)
• ARLnow, March 31, 2026. Read here.(opens in new tab)
• Good Morning America, January 28, 2026. Watch here.(opens in new tab)
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 17, 2025. Read here.(opens in new tab)
• Nonprofit World, Vol 43, No 4. Read here(opens in new tab) (pgs 28-29).
• Arlington Magazine, October 10, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab).
• The Hechinger Report, July 31, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab).
• WTOP, July 28, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab) or listen to the coverage here(opens in new tab) and here(opens in new tab).
• DC News Now, July 23, 2025. Read and watch here.(opens in new tab)
• NBC4 Washington, July 20, 2025. Watch here.(opens in new tab)
• WAMU, July 18, 2025. Read here.(opens in new tab)
• WBAL-TV 11, July 18, 2025. Watch and read here(opens in new tab).
• CNN, July 16, 2025. Read here.(opens in new tab)
• Washington Business Journal, June 5, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab) or view as a PDF here(opens in new tab).
• The Washington Post, June 2, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab) or view as a PDF here(opens in new tab).
• Falls Church News Press, May 29, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab) or view the column on page two of the print/online publication.
• PBS NewsHour, May 19, 2025. Watch here.(opens in new tab)
• Virginia Public Media Daily Newscast, May 6, 2025. Listen here(opens in new tab).
• Virginia Public Media, May 5, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab).

Additional Media Coverage

• ARLnow, July 21, 2026. Read here.
• Patch, March 24, 2026. Read here.(opens in new tab)
• ARLnow, March 24, 2026. Read here.(opens in new tab)
• Georgetown University Center for Nonprofit & Public Leadership. November 11, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab).
• Partnership for Public Service, November 6, 2025. Listen here(opens in new tab) by clicking on the Arlington area of the map to hear Aspire's story.
• From the People, October 2, 2025. Listen here(opens in new tab).
• Democracy Forward, August 19, 2025. Read here.(opens in new tab)
• Democracy Defenders Fund, July 7, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab).
• ARLnow, June 17, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab).
• ARLnow, June 3, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab).
• 730 DC, June 3, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab).
• Democracy Forward, May 21, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab).
• ARLnow, May 13, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab).
• InsideNoVA, Jan 27, 2025. Read here(opens in new tab).

Media/Press Inquiries

For media/press inquiries, please contact Aspire’s CEO, Paula Fynboh, at paula@aspireafterschool.org(opens in new tab) or 202-813-2140.