Miami, Florida, Through the leadership, initiative and development of ASPIRA's Information Technology Director Gilberto Conde-Genot and President & CEO Raul A. Martinez, Florida has announced the launch of its new website on January 1, 2009. The new website will be content managed by ASPIRA's Executive Leadership Teams of Charter School and YLD Outreach Operations. The Aspirante, ASPIRA of FL Official Newsletter will also be available through on-line subscriptions. For more information, access the Florida new site, log-on to: www.aspirafl.org.
ASPIRA's Mission is to empower the Puerto Rican and Latino community through advocacy and the education and leadership development of its youth.
ASPIRA of Florida Launches New Website | ASPIRA of CT Branches Parent Engagement Program Out to Waterbury and Bridgeport, CT
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ASPIRA Celebrates its Heritage & the Process of Becoming an Aspirante
| ASPIRA of Illinois Donates Resources to Chicago Elementary School
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Another of ASPIRA's APEX will begin shortly at the River Baldwin Community Center. The program will be launched in January and available for community parents throughout the city. ASPIRA feels this APEX site, is sure to continue on in the tradition of training parents to aid and support their children's academic success and educational excellence. Also, in 2009, new sessions will be starting opening up in Hartford, Bridgeport, and New Britain. For more information please call the ASPIRA headquarters: (860) 218-2015 or email
Every year ASPIRA Club students from over 20 Chicago Public Schools participate in the Areyto Ceremony. The "Areyto" is based on an ancient ritual in which the Taíno Indians, the indigenous people of the island of Puerto Rico, celebrated important events in their community.
ASPIRA staff, parents, and representatives from CPS and Alderman Manny Flores' office recently came together at the Bernard Moos Elementary school and distributed 46 brand new computer lap tops to the students.