Tag Archives: Tennessee

We are excited to announce that on June 26 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the Nashville Child and Youth Collaborative, of which Martha O’Bryan Center is a member, is hosting a mayoral candidate forum named For Nashville’s Future. The event will take place at the Family and Children’s Service Honey Alexander Center and is […]

 Students at College Zone, our Academic Student Union (ASU) after-school program at Maplewood High School, received this inspirational message as a trio of motivational speakers from Momentum descended upon the campus to provide meals and mentorship. Momentum is a 6-week after school program run by Youth Co, the youth ministry of The Belonging Co church […]

Longtime Martha O’Bryan Center partners, Workwear Outfitters, recently had several volunteers come out to Explore! Community School and work with students while teaching them about fashion and merchandising. Everyone gathered in our Craftsmanship Center at Explore Community School, where Workwear Outfitters volunteers regaled the students with stories regarding the vast world of fashion design. Classmates […]

  March 6, 2023 Martha O’Bryan Center Expands Monthly Giving Program to Support Growing Services Anti-Poverty Nonprofit Campaigns for More Monthly Donors in March as Programs See Higher Demand NASHVILLE, TN – When Martha O’Bryan Center set up a monthly giving program in 2019, the Nashville nonprofit did not expect a major revenue stream to […]

Families and students young and old are celebrating Black History Month at Martha O’Bryan Center! Kindergarten and First Grade students at Tom Joy Elementary School (pictured above) created their own books inspired by the book “Marvelous Me!” They built up their reading, comprehension and communication skills while they shared with each other the special things […]

Fourth grade Explore! Community School students recently held their own Poetry Slam that was featured on Nashville’s own Channel 5 News. What is a Poetry Slam, you might ask? “Slam Poetry” is a form of live poetry that combines the elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation. Events featuring Slam Poetry can also be […]

Martha O’Bryan Center is pleased to announce that both our charter schools, East End Prep and Explore! Community School, have earned 2022 Reward School designations from the Tennessee Department of Education! For the uninitiated, these awards recognize the top-performing schools in the entire state of Tennessee. What’s more, each school also earned Level 5 TVAAS […]

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 […]