Aspire develops confident, capable individuals who value learning programs—from early childhood to adults pursuing careers—as a gateway to a better life.

LIFT and the Aberg Center for Literacy merged to create Aspire in July 2020, supported by the Better Together Fund. The new merged organization, Aspire, provides cradle to career learning programs for students of all ages - from early childhood to adults pursuing careers. Aspire will serve approximately 900 individual learners annually. LIFT was founded in 1961 by the National Council of Jewish Women - Dallas Chapter to eradicate adult illiteracy. LIFT has helped more than 90,000 adults reach their personal and professional goals through adult education programs. The Aberg Center for Literacy was founded by the late Charles Aberg in 2002 to provide pre-GED and English Language programs to adults, and later expanded its programs to serve children and parents.