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About Us

CENTER OF THE FUTURE ACADEMY, INC. was founded in 1989 in Kansas City, Missouri.  We are a 501(c) 3 organization promoting initiatives to serve the people who need them most. Programing includes general, community and school-based mentoring, back-to-basics teaching, scientific learning and research, character development, positive esteem building, basic life skills, educational reform methods, small business assistance and training. We have fostered programming in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, Virginia and currently North Carolina.​

Anita Faber Spencer is the The Founder/Executive Director of this organization. She is a retired educator and administrator. She has been a curriculum developer, writer, consultant for diversity and gender equity, district-level administrator, desegregation coordinator, and successful mentor teacher, with a career spanning over four decades. As a community worker, she has organized, chaired, and continues to serve with educational, community, and civic organizations.

Everyone Must Believe in a Future.

Our Mission

To provide programs designed to encourage positive self motivation for students with emphasis on social skills, reading, academics and service to others, while providing resources for families and teachers that will enhance each child’s developmental assets.

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Our Vision

To encourage every student to believe in a future and respect the future of others.

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