Martha Obryan Center Inc

Programs: East end preparatory (700 served)east end preparatory (our inaugural k-8 charter school) centers on academic achievement and fosters a college-going culture among students. Teachers partner with students to cultivate scholarship, citizenship, and leadership, beginning the road to college in kindergarten. Explore! Community school (270 served)explore! Community school (our second k-8 charter school) opened in august 2015 and uses project-based learning to ensure students develop a love for learning, improve critical-thinking and communication skills, and master the academic and social-emotional building blocks needed for high school, college, and career success.

7-8 academic student union (172 served)our 7-8 academic student union opened in august 2016 to more comprehensively support stratford middle students in their transition to high school. This transition is often rife with potential challenges, and thus, our staff focuses on helping students proactively address academic and social- emotional barriers to ensure seamless matriculation. 9-12 academic student union (810 served)our 9-12 academic student unions provide year-round academic case management, subject-specific tutoring, small-group counseling, job training workshops, college visits, and stem/arts enrichment to students at stratford high and maplewood high, two of our city's most economically disadvantaged schools. Programming is open to all students during the school day, after school and during fall, spring, and summer breaks. Post- secondary success (224 served)post-secondary success provides low-income, first-generation college students with persistence coaching, mentorship, and wrap-around service referrals throughout their post-secondary careers to ensure retention and degree attainment.

tied together (112 served)tied together supports the physical and social-emotional health of vulnerable parents and children through comprehensive parent education programming that combines four core strategies: (1) prevention and early intervention to address children's educational, health, and safety needs; (2) education and training to strengthen family bonds; (3) development of supportive social networks; and (4) dissemination of positive parenting practices to the community. Adult education (404 served)adult education offers an alternative pathway to high school graduation for youth and adults ages 16 and up, helping them obtain their high school equivalency diploma and build foundational skills for college and career. Staff uses a flipped classroom approach with one-on-one instruction and personalized digital learning plans to meet the needs of all participants. Family support team (7,715 served)our family support team is often the first place community members turn for intensive, short-term crisis support and individualized case management services. Our social workers assist families with rent and utilities, health care and counseling referrals, legal support, bus passes, emergency food boxes, and other resources.

early childhood literacy initiative (35 served)early childhood literacy initiative provides age-appropriate literacy activities and parent engagement programming designed to prepare children for kindergarten while strengthening parent/child bonds and community cohesion. K-8 youth development (501 served)our k-8 youth development offers dedicated out-of-school-time programming to vulnerable k-8 students at six school and community sites, providing rigorous academic interventions, college prep workshops, civic engagement projects, and stem, arts and nutrition enrichment activities. Chapter two (104 served)chapter two provides workforce skills development, education support, career mentorship, case management, and wrap-around service referrals to out-of-school youth ages 17-24, preparing them for success in the 21st century economy. Jobs plus nashville (366 served)our jobs plus nashville initiative is a u. S. Department of housing and urban development (hud) funded partnership among martha o'bryan center, metropolitan development and housing agency, nashville career advancement center, and nashville financial empowerment center. Our staff provides workforce development training, employer linkages, job placements, educational advancement, and computer/financial literacy courses.