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Aspire after‑school program urges county help after AmeriCorps funding cut; board pledges short‑term support
Summary
Aspire After School Learning told the county board on May 10 that a federal cut to AmeriCorps funding threatens services for about 40 students; board members said programs can continue through the school year and staff are coordinating summer support and options for next year.
Tony Weaver, a board member of Aspire After School Learning, told the Arlington County Board during public comment on May 10 that a recent federal decision cut his nonprofit’s AmeriCorps funding and immediately imperils the organization’s 17 AmeriCorps members who provide instruction to roughly 40 students in Arlington.
“As many of those students are reading two grade levels behind, they need help now, not next year,” Weaver said. “Upon successful completion of our program, these students are four…
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