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Once a month, the Martha O’Bryan Adult Education Learning Lab celebrates birthdays. For the month of May, they also celebrated one of Adult Ed’s greatest success stories. Thanks to his talent and willingness to tell everyone hello, he’s also someone who has become a bit of a local celebrity. Mr. Smith, who has been coming […]

  Warner Arts Magnet Elementary students love to cook! Hope Bakes is a cooking curriculum provided through Corner to Corner, and the goal is to educate kids in nutrition and other cultures while having fun after school. Volunteers come to teach classes once a week. During this particular one-hour program, students were taught how to […]

Martha O’Bryan Center, Lead Organization for New Collaborative Tennessee Alliance for Economic Mobility (TAEM), Awarded $25M to Improve Families’ Economic Mobility and Wellbeing in Middle Tennessee Alliance Will Innovate Across Seven Counties to Defeat Poverty Using TANF Funds   The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has selected the Martha O’Bryan Center and the Tennessee […]

   Martha O’Bryan Center and Tennessee Alliance for Economic Mobility (TAEM) submitted today a $25 million application for a Tennessee Opportunity Pilot grant, a new program for reimagining how the state supports families on the road from poverty to economic advancement. Seven applicants will be selected this spring to implement innovative approaches for defeating […]

Project Pivot, an intensive coding class for high school students, just wrapped up at Top Floor, Martha O’Bryan’s Academic Student Union at Stratford STEM Magnet School. We caught up with Project Pivot Chief People Officer, Tabitha Mundy, to learn more. “The youth at Top Floor have the aptitude and they are shining stars. In fact, […]

Stratford STEM School students Titan Up! Do you remember being in school and working on a fun assignment with your classmates? By the end of the project, each of you probably hoped for the ultimate recognition of your collaborative success, such as a TV spot on the local news, or, maybe the local legendary professional […]

  Naveah (left) quietly colors beside her mom, Arica, during the MLK Day pop-up at Martha O’Bryan. On Friday, January 14th, in the spirit of celebration leading up to the Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend, our own Family Coach Team as part of the Family Success Network presented their first installment of pop-up events […]

It could not have been a more perfect day to celebrate such a monumental change in the landscape at the Martha O’Bryan Center than on Monday, January 10th, 2022. The sun shone brightly, melting the memory of the heavy snow from the week before and requiring the lightest of winter attire. Thank you to all […]

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Marsha Edwards is the president and CEO of the Martha O’Bryan Center in Nashville. This article was originally published as an Op-Ed piece in the Tennessean on Dec. 16th, 2021. Belmont University’s Bridges to Belmont program is a proven success that invests in Nashville students and could help plenty more if replicated by other private […]