A Message
from
the President and CEO of ASPIRA
of
Florida, Inc.
¡Bienvenidos!
Welcome to our web page!
During the 2006-2007 Program Year, ASPIRA implemented and operationalized various
objectives of its business and strategic plans of geographic expansion.
ASPIRA’s plans are rooted in the Puerto Rican and Latino community, and driven
by the mission to serve and address the "educational and developmental
needs of all youth" throughout Florida’s multi-cultural communities.
ASPIRA is committed to pursue the highest quality programming for youth who are
at risk of dropping out of school.
ASPIRA of Florida is a
community based organization with program operations in Palm Beach, Broward and
Miami-Dade Counties (Homestead, Greater Miami & Miami Beach). ASPIRA is not
an acronym but rather a Spanish word which means to aspire, to strive.
The Tri-County region provides
ASPIRA with opportunities to network and to mobilize the community to achieve
greater educational and leadership opportunities. This web site intends to
provide you with resources and information about our programs in support to the
educational goals of our community. Thank you for visiting us.
Raul
Martinez, M. Ed
ASPIRA Charter North
Construction Project Update
On
January 12, 2008 the first walls of the new building for ASPIRA
Charter North went up. This was a memorable moment for
ASPIRA of Florida.
More
details here and here.
Groundbreaking
Ceremony in ASPIRA Charter North
On November 19, 2007 ASPIRA of Florida
broke ground to mark the beginning of construction of a 35,000 square-foot educational facility.
This complex will house ASPIRA's Youth Leadership Charter School and Youth
Sanctuary.
13300
Memorial Highway, North Miami, FL 33161.
A
new Kaboom playground was built in North Miami, FL
On
December 1st, more than 150 associates from The Home Depot
joined by parents, community residents and Aspira of Florida
staff got together to build the new Kaboom playground. This
playground was developed as an integral component of Aspira's
and The Home Depot partnership. The playground is located at the
ASPIRA of Florida North Youth Leadership Charter School located
in North Miami, Florida.
ASPIRA
of Florida, Inc. is the recipient of the Governor’s Family
Literacy Grant Award
On
June 18, 2002, Governor Jeb Bush announced the annual winners of
the Governor’s
Family Literacy Award
at the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee, Florida. This year,
15 public and private non-profit education and community-based
organizations will receive family literacy grant awards totaling
more than $700,000. Governor Bush said, "Today, more than
ever, literacy is the key to opening up the doors of opportunity
and achieving success in life."
ASPIRA
of Florida will receive $50,000 for a family literacy program
which targets Latino migrant and other families in rural South
Dade. In the picture, are Governor Jeb Bush (center of last
row), First Lady Columba Bush (1st row, 5th
from the left), and representatives of the 15 Award recipients
including Anita Rafky, Deputy Director of ASPIRA of Florida (1st
row, 2nd from the left).
ASPIRA
of Florida receives the Family Christian Association of America's
2002 Children's Champion Award
President
and CEO of FCAA, Family Christian Association of America, Inc.,
Mr. Herman K. Williams and Raul A. Martinez, President and CEO of
ASPIRA of Florida Inc., during FCAA Annual
Meeting, February 1, 2002.
ASPIRA
Ranked #2 on list for Hispanic Business Magazine's Top 25 National
Hispanic NonProfits
Hispanic
Business Magazine-May 2003 Aspira Association ranked #2 on the
Top 25 Hispanic NonProfit. For nonprofit organizations, last
year was marked by a lot of gray days. A study by the GuideStar
research group found that almost half (48 percent) of responding
nonprofits had a decrease in private donations through the first
10 months of 2002. By the end of the year, the Philanthropy
Giving Index, produced by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana
University, fell to its lowest level ever, down 7 percent from
2001. The 25 largest Hispanic-serving nonprofits had to swim
against these same currents. "The economy is a big
issue," says Martin Castro, president of the Mexican
American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF), the top nonprofit on the
list. "There are fewer government dollars to go around.
Because of the economy and the markets, foundations are giving
less because they're earning less."
More information on article click here
Dr.
Antonia Pantoja
Civic Pioneer for Puerto Ricans Dies
from Raul Martínez, President and CEO of ASPIRA of Florida, Inc.
Press
Release from the ASPIRA Association about the passing of Dr.
Pantoja.
The
ASPIRA of Florida family mourns the loss of one of its dearest
members.
A
Farewell, Un Adios Para Anita Jane Rafky
ASPIRA of Florida has been featured in La Opinión Puertorriqueña
with a series of articles. Please, read them 
JUST
RELEASED!!!
