ASPIRA's Afterschool Educational Programs

In implementing our mission, ASPIRA has designed or adopted and implemented an inter-related matrix of informal education programs geared towards developing our communities’ human resource capital.  These programs can be classified based on their role as follows:

Youth Development:   

• Youth Leadership Development   
• ASPIRA Clubs   

Dropout Prevention:   

• Academic Tutoring
• Mentoring
• Truancy Prevention 
• Gang Prevention   
• Conflict Resolution   
• Parental Engagement – ASPIRA Parents for Educational Excellence (APEX)

Cultural Awareness

Career Selection and Pre-College Programs   

• Academic Advisement / Planning   
• Math and Science Academy   
• Reading Instituteo   
• SAT / ACT Preparation  
• Health Careers Program   
• College Visits   
• College Application and Admission Support   
• Scholarships Application Support  

 Information Technology   

• Community Technology Centers   
• On-line technology literacy programs   
• Teachers information technology programs      

 Health and Safety Programs   

• Traffic Safety   
• HIV Prevention  
• Teen Pregnancy Prevention   
• Drugs and Alcohol Prevention

Financial Education Institute  

• Financial Education   
• Entrepreneurship   
• Homeownership Education   
• Insurance Literacy   
• Investments   
• Vehicle Financing

For more information about this programs visit this web site sections on “Programs”, “Resources” and ASPIRA’s Associates web pages.