About Us
Aspire is a leader in services for children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families. Whether we help a child take her first steps, assist an adult to find his first job or care for a senior adult with dementia, our goal is always the same – helping people with developmental disabilities achieve their highest potential where they live, learn, work or play. Aspire is committed to assisting any person in need of our services, regardless of the severity of their disability or their ability to pay. Aspire is there for a lifetime, building futures together.
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News & Events
- The State of Illinois Budget
- Read our President and CEO’s letter to friends of Aspire regarding Illinois’ current budget deliberations and threatened cuts in support for services for people with developmental disabilities.
- Aspire in the News
- Read Aspire President Jim Kales' thoughts in The Chicago Tribune on how budget reforms can be a win-win situation.
- The Chicago Fire Foundation Teams Up With Aspire!
- The Chicago Fire opened its doors to Aspire on May 31 – and helped raise more than $1500 for Aspire.
- Aspire Classic Golf Outing
- The Builders for Aspire hosted the 24th Annual Aspire Classic Golf Outing on Monday, June 1 at Cantigny in Wheaton. Click here for the highlights.
- The Aspire Medical Advisory Council
- We have launched the Medical Advisory Council, a network of well-respected physicians is working with Aspire. One of the Council’s activities is a monthly Q&A, providing valuable information about timely issues that parents and other community members will find helpful.
When Todd Fritz was born in 1963 his mother Elizabeth was told her newborn, diagnosed with Down Syndrome, wouldn’t live past the age of 2. Todd is 46 now and relishes his shiny red walker, which he pushes with cheerful abandon, despite the ill effects of having severe arthritis in one hip and three open-heart surgeries.