families served each year via two-generational supports
students served
years in business
counties served in Tennessee
partnerships driving nationwide federal policy agenda
About Martha O’Bryan
Martha O’Bryan exists to help families leave poverty in a single generation.
We address community need by building inclusive and equitable environments where children are educated, caregivers are socially and economically mobile, and families thrive.
Through sector leadership and national advocacy, we work to eliminate systemic and structural barriers and promote community and family wellbeing.
Our Solutions
Education
MOBC’s Early Learning Center, East-End Prep, Explore Community School, and post-secondary programming provide year-round academic, social-emotional, and college access and persistence support.
Two-Generational Supports
MOBC’s whole-family supports simultaneously addresses the needs of children and caregivers while providing opportunities to expand social capital and increase economic mobility.
Systems Change Leadership
MOBC leads and catalyzes efforts to transform complex societal systems by fostering collaboration, innovation, resiliency, and advancing policies, practices, and mindsets.
Advocacy
MOBC leads statewide and national advocacy efforts to develop the collective will and vision for transformative change of systems that penalize families’ upward mobility.
Meet Deanna
Through dedication and perseverance, Deanna, a single mother, overcame barriers, pursued higher education, and achieved her dreams, showcasing the transformative impact of Martha O’Bryan’s holistic approach to community empowerment and economic mobility.