Program Founder Dr. Fannie L. Brown formally served as Executive Director of Coming Together Akron, and Coming Together USA, a local and national effort created to provide diversity related programming for citizens of Summit County, Ohio. Dr. Brown received a BA in Business Management (June, 1990) from Malone, College – Canton, Ohio; MS in Technical Education (December, 1991) and Ph.D. in Secondary Education Curriculum and Instruction (December, 1995) from the University of Akron. Her primary interest include: Diversity/Minority Affairs, Religious Issues, Issues related to Aging, Women’s Issues, Community Building and Economic Development. Dr. Brown is married to William H. Brown and resides in Copley Township. She has two adult children. |   |
Tutoring Nurtures Talent Inc. was founded in November 1991. The founders William and Fannie Brown responded to the request of Rev. Bobby J. Grant who shared that some of his young parishioners needed some assistance with basic reading and math. Due to this call, Dr. Fannie and Mr. William Brown developed a small tutoring program at the New Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Preceding this program, Dr. Fannie Brown began the process of becoming a non-profit organization gaining 501 © status.
In its first years, there were fifteen students from Akron, Kent, and Ravenna. The grade levels in reading increased by two grade levels for each student. Math scores increased by one grade level for students in the program. There were some elementary school students solving algebraic equations. Tutoring Nurtures Talent stayed at the New Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church location for two years.
In 1993, the program relocated to Akron where it was housed at the St. John CME Church on Hawkins Avenue. The program met two nights a week, however, it enrollment increased by 50% to 30 students. All 30 participants reading and math scores improved by two grade levels. The program was extremely successful at St. John CME church. Due to work constraints we took a hiatus until the program resumed in 2006.
In 2006, the first class began in January and lasted until May. The staff were trained under the Youth Education for Tomorrow (YET) Program through Project AGAPE a subsidiary of the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Akron, Ohio. Currently, there are 40 students enrolled in the program with approximately 30 students receiving direct service.
Our Mission: Tutoring Nurtures Talent, Inc. is an organization committed to provide free supplemental educational/academic services to students of low-income families.
Tutoring Nurtures Talent, Inc. believes that:
• All students can learn
• Given appropriate intervention, all students can improve academically
• All students can be taught computer skills
• All students respond to positive interaction with instructors and staff
Tutoring Nurtures Talent Inc. makes a commitment to form collaborative partnerships throughout the community to improve the academic skill levels of its program participants.
