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The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation is a nonprofit Community Economic Development (CED) organization.

The mission of The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation is to serve and empower our community by engaging in activities, programs, and partnerships that promote education, synchrony between law enforcement and community members, and active community engagement.  We work tirelessly to improve the development and life opportunities of homeless LGBTQ youth, sex trafficking survivors, youth aging out of foster care, youth aging out of the public school system, and high school dropouts by using a comprehensive approach that equips them to earn their high school diplomas while developing their overall capabilities.

The Foundation believes in developing and implementing creative community based strategies that provide the framework for economic opportunity and workforce development.

The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation envisions a community where all people, regardless of circumstance, demographics, or hardships, experience insurmountable upward economic mobility in harmony between law enforcement, community members, and community leaders.
Tiers Free Academy

The Tiers Free Academy began as a homeschool cooperative that focused on students in grades 9-12. The original goal was to provide parents with the academic curriculum and support so that they could issue their own homeschool high school diploma. Today, Tiers Free Academy is Georgia's only alternative diploma program for homeless LGBTQ youth, sex trafficking survivors, and high school dropouts who need a realistic pathway to earn a high school diploma in a homeschool learning environment.
Educational Disobedience ™

Educational Disobedience began as a memoir by Dr. Annise Mabry documenting her experience in how she first used the GA homeschool laws to homeschool her children. Later, her memoir became a movement to help families to transform their academic landscapes. Bring an Educational Disobedience ™ Event to your community.

our history

2018 – Today

January 2020: Atlanta Pride Committee renews support for Thrive with Pride Program through Community Reinvestment Grant.

December 2019: International Paper provides a grant to support Macon County Cops in Community programming and the Macon County Chief’s Diploma Program.  For The Kid in All of Us provides toys for Christmas with a Cop.

September 2019: Flint Energies provides a grant through Operation Roundup to support the Macon County Chief’s Diploma Program.

July 2019: State Farm highlights the work of The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation at the nonprofit showcase. For The Kid in All of Us provides 200 backpacks filled with school supplies.

June 2019: The Macon County Chiefs’ Diploma Program holds its inaugural graduation with 12 high school graduates and one honorary graduate.

May 2019: Tiers Free Academy holds its 3rd graduation ceremony with 2 honorary graduates and 27 high school graduates.

December 2018: The Atlanta Pride Committee awards The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation a community reinvestment grant that launches the Thrive with Pride program in rural Georgia.  For the Kid in All of Us provides toys for Christmas with a Cop.

November 2018: The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation partners with the Oglethorpe Police Department to pilot Cops in Community and to launch The Macon County Chiefs’ Diploma Program.

July 2018: Dr. Annise Mabry releases Educational Disobedience ™ and the book rises to #1 Hottest New Release in Homeschooling on Amazon. Dr. Annise Mabry debuts the first Educational Disobedience workshop in Coweta County.

May 2018: Tiers Free Academy graduates 27 students in the class of 2018 and partners with two local nonprofits to provide an alternative path to a high school diploma for their clients.

January 2018:  Tiers Free Academy expands its offerings and signs curriculum contract with eDynamics.

2017

December 2017: The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation receives a grant from Hospital Authority of Rockdale and partners with Keli Marchman to provide weekly Encounter Social Skills for Early Elementary and Teens.

November 2017: The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation receives Toys For Tots donations and partners with Just4Fun Radio to provide toys to children in 27 cities/9 counties and four foster care group homes for Christmas.

August 2017: The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation receives a web site design grant from Causality

May 2017: Tiers Free Academy graduates 8 students and issues the first Honorary High School diploma to Becky Wood.

2016

November 2016: The Dr.Annise Mabry Foundation receives Toys For Tots donations and provide toys to children in 9 cities/5 counties as well as one foster care group home for Christmas.

December 2016: State Farm donates 12 laptops to Tiers Free Academy.

September 2016: The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation receives IRS501c3 status.

August 2016: Dr. Mabry holds the first Tiers Free Academy graduation ceremony in the living room at her neighbor’s house.

2015

June 2015: Dr. Annise Mabry launches the Tiers Free program.

May 2015: Dr. Annise Mabry graduates her daughter as a homeschool student.