Aspire develops confident, capable individuals who value learning programs--from early childhood to adults preparing for careers--as a gateway to a better life. Aspire is the result of a merger between Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT) and the Aberg Center for Literacy. The two organizations merged in July 2020 to offer expanded literacy services on a cradle-to-career continuum in Dallas, where one in four adults qualifies for literacy instruction and one in three children lives in poverty.