Welcome to ASPIRA!
A Movement for Empowerment, Equity, and the Future
Since 1961, ASPIRA has stood as a beacon of hope and action; empowering Latino youth and families through education, leadership, and cultural pride. What began as a grassroots effort to keep Puerto Rican students in school has grown into the nation’s largest Latino educational nonprofit, reaching over 15,000 students annually and impacting thousands more through schools, leadership clubs, and community initiatives.
Today, we face a defining moment. Not just for Latinos, but for all marginalized communities. As education and work rapidly transform, ASPIRA is expanding its mission to meet the moment: equipping students, families, and communities with the tools, training, and confidence to thrive in a changing world. We’re building pathways to opportunity for those too often left out of the conversation: Black, Brown, Indigenous, immigrant, low-income, and underserved people everywhere.
We believe leadership begins with belonging. That education should uplift identity, not erase it. And that now more than ever, it’s time for all of us across cultures, communities, and generations to rise together.
This isn’t just an organization. It’s a movement. A call to action. A collective future we build, together.
“We serve youth with fire in their belly and love for their culture. They don’t just want a seat at the table, they want to build a new one.”
