Austin Aspires Inc

418 families with children prenatal through age 5 received support through our wee aspiree program. In this program, families are connected to needed resources to ensure their child get the best early learning experience possible. This includes connnection to childcare, preschool, basic needs resources and more. Some of these connections happened through a relationship with mayo clinic health system, in which our early childhood navigator works collaboratively with the mayo staff to provide wrap around support to families. This model is now being shared by mayo medical staff at national conferences as a model to meet community needs.

During the 2023-2024 academic school year, 115 youth were served through tutoring. Tutoring was provided at no cost to the child or family. Qualifed tutors provided support to these scholars in public spaces including the ymca, library, the child's school, and the aspires' office. Families reported that they saw an increase in their children's grades, completed work turned in, and attitude towards school after their child began working with a tutor. Austin aspires, inc started a mentorship program in 2024. 5 mentor/mentee relationships happened in 2024. Much of 2024 was spent establishing the program, including the structure in which volunteers apply, are screened and matched with a youth.