Find a CDF Freedom Schools® Site
At CDF Freedom Schools®, we’re not just educating; we’re nurturing lifelong learners and advocates for progress. By empowering the youngest generation, we’re sculpting a brighter tomorrow where we celebrate every young person’s potential, and affirming their impact on the world is profound.
Enrollment Process
Explore our current program locations through our interactive map below. Contact the CDF Freedom Schools program of your choice directly to ask for the Child Enrollment Form and enroll your child. Sponsors receive the Child Enrollment Form from CDF in December, and many programs open their enrollment in March.
Programs fill up fast, so don’t wait until summer to enroll your child!
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Village Of Promise
Kim Stewart
Huntsville, Alabama 35816
(256) 682-3909
Email Us at kim@villageofpromise.org -
Einstein’s Playground
Ty Moody
Birmingham, Alabama 35210
(954) 790-2120
Email Us at dr.ty@einsteins-playground.org
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Rose Family Creative Empowerment Center
Anne-Marie Flores
Sacramento, California 95823
(916) 825-6827
Email Us at aflores@rfcecenter.com -
Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
Cassandra Chase
Santa Monica, California 90404
(310) 893-0899
Email Us at readlead1@gmail.com -
Read Lead
Cassandra Chase
Los Angeles, California 90018
(310) 893-0899
Email Us at readlead1@gmail.com -
Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment
Glauz Diego
Los Angeles, California 90044
(323) 216-7409
Email Us at glauz@cocosouthla.org -
Roberts Family Development Center
Jacquelyn Kendricks
Sacramento, California 95815
(916) 705-0006
Email Us at jacquelyn.kendricks@robertsfdc.org -
Third Baptist Foundation Incorporated
Jonathan Butler
San Francisco, California 94103
(415) 638-0102
Email Us at jzbutlerphd@gmail.com -
PasadenaLEARNs After School Program
Maria Toliver
Pasadena, California 91101
(626) 720-2424
Email Us at toliver.maria@pusd.us -
Lincoln
Ocie Parks
Oakland, California 94607
(510) 394-8231
Email Us at ocieparks@lincolnfamilies.org -
Success in Challenges, Inc.
Paula Wood
Long Beach, California 90807
(562) 225-4667
Email Us at paulawood@successinchallenges.com -
Easter Hill United Methodist Church
Shakira Reynolds
Richmond, California 94804
(510) 967-4467
Email Us at shakira@edfundwest.org
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Christina School District
Deirdra Joyner
Newark, Delaware 19702
(302) 257-9516
Email Us at deirdra.joyner@christina.k12.de.us -
Peter Spencer Family Life Foundation
Frances Livingston
Wilmington, Delaware 19806
(302) 438-5820
Email Us at fran.livingston57@gmail.com -
First State Community Action Agency, Inc
Sandi Hagans-Morris
Georgetown, Delaware 19947
(302) 245-6267
Email Us at shagans-morris@firststatecaa.org
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Central Gulf Coast CDF Freedom Schools, Inc.
Torrey Jones
pensacola, Florida 32591
(1850) 341-5419
Email Us at tjones@cgcfreedomschools.org -
University of Florida, Collaborative for Equity in Education
Chonika Coleman-King
Gainesville, Florida 32611
(301) 535-6608
Email Us at coleking@coe.ufl.edu -
The Center for Family & Child Enrichment
Delores Dunn
Miami Gardens, Florida 33056
(305) 474-1794
Email Us at ddunn@cfceinc.org -
Florida State University – CARE
DeOnte Brown
Tallahassee, Florida 32306
(850) 241-3737
Email Us at dtbrown@fsu.edu -
FAMU College of Edu – Developmental Research School
Janell Massaline
Tallahassee, Florida 32307
(407) 761-2226
Email Us at janell.massaline@famu.edu -
Peacemakers Family Center Inc.
Kathleen Hardcastle
Miami Gardens, Florida 33169
(305) 970-0886
Email Us at khardcastle@peacemakers.com
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Quinn Chapel AME Church – Chicago
Brittanei Cain
Chicago, Illinois 60616
(318) 751-5045
Email Us at brittaneicain@gmail.com -
Edmund F. Lindop School District 92
Emily Erickson-Betz
Broadview, Illinois 60155
(708) 548-0375
Email Us at ebetz@lindop92.net -
The Black Star Project
Gloria Smith
Chicago, Illinois 60653
(773) 216-0546
Email Us at gloria@blackstarproject.org -
Kankakee School District 111
Jennifer Wek
Kankakee, Illinois 60901
(617) 710-7971
Email Us at jennifer-wek@ksd111.org -
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jon Hale
Champaign, Illinois 61820
(843) 793-8197
Email Us at jonhale2@illinois.edu -
Springfield Urban League, Inc.
Marcus Johnson
Springfield, Illinois 62703
(708) 280-2226
Email Us at mjohnson@springfieldul.org -
St. Mark UMC Freedom School
Pamela Pirtle
Chicago, Illinois 60619-6022
(217) 766-5095
Email Us at pirtle.pamela@gmail.com -
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Tandra Taylor
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026
(314) 680-3305
Email Us at tantayl@siue.edu
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Purdue CDF Freedom Schools
Breanya Hogue
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
(502) 609-2777
Email Us at bhogue@purdue.edu -
IUPUI School of Education and Liberal Arts Center for Africana Studies and Culture
Leslie Etienne
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
(317) 278-2553
Email Us at lketienn@iu.edu -
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
Shelly Clasen
Indianapolis, Indiana 46260
(317) 418-5450
Email Us at shelly.clasen@stlukesumc.com
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Tanager Place
Crystal Hall
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
(319) 310-8312
Email Us at chall@tanagerplace.org
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Campti Community Development Center
Judy Daniels
Campti, Louisiana 71411
(346) 414-4310
Email Us at danielsj2003@yahoo.com
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Community Builders Ltd.
Kanika Jones
Fort Washington, Maryland 20744
(240) 565-3660
Email Us at joneskanika2@gmail.com -
National Center for Children and Families
Ralph Belk
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
(240) 372-3669
Email Us at rbelk@nccf-cares.org -
The Y in Central Maryland
Sasha Batts
Baltimore, Maryland 21204
(240) 602-1358
Email Us at sashabatts@ymaryland.org -
Sowing Empowerment & Economic Development, Inc. (SEED)
Tamara Lumpkin
Riverdale, Maryland 20737
(301) 335-6207
Email Us at tlumpkin@seedinc.org
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UHM Properties
Audreyana Washington
Dorchester, Massachusetts 02121
(617) 898-8929
Email Us at awashington@uhmgt.com
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Flint Freedom Schools Collaborative
Ashnee Dunning
Flint, Michigan 48504
(810) 874-0353
Email Us at info@freedomschoolscollab.org -
R.I.S.E. Corp
Damon Brown
Battle Creek, Michigan 49037
(269) 358-9466
Email Us at risecorpprogram@gmail.com -
Saginaw African Cultural Festival
Karen Lawrence-Webster
Saginaw, Michigan 48602
(989) 860-0032
Email Us at karenlawrencewebster@gmail.com -
Michigan United Methodist Conference
Lisa Batten
DeWitt, Michigan 48820
(269) 491-1799
Email Us at lbatten@michiganumc.org -
The Urban Arts Exploratory and Mediation Center
Remi Harrington
Battle Creek, Michigan 49016
(269) 274-5250
Email Us at remi@zoocityfood.com
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Plymouth Christian Youth Center
Andrew Hopkins
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411
(612) 743-2508
Email Us at ahopkins@pcyc-mpls.org -
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Annessia Swann
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
(651) 245-2357
Email Us at ness.swann@lssmn.org -
Friendship Academy of the Arts
Carr Kpanyor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406
(763) 219-7122
Email Us at ckpanyor@friendshipacademy.org -
Saint Paul Public Schools
Darcel Hill
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
(651) 428-1322
Email Us at darcel.hill@spps.org -
El Colegio High School
Katie Aviña
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407
(612) 351-7861
Email Us at avina@el-colegio.org -
Science Museum of Minnesota
Kayla Swanson
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
(612) 272-1213
Email Us at kswanson@smm.org -
Independent School District 622
Lynn Pham
Maplewood, Minnesota 55109
(651) 748-7485
Email Us at lpham@isd622.org -
Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School
Norma Garces
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55119
(612) 636-3457
Email Us at garces@cesarchavezschool.com -
Hopkins Public Schools
Paris Timmons
Hopkins, Minnesota 55305
(612) 978-2493
Email Us at paris.timmons@hopkinsschools.org -
Minneapolis Public Schools
Stephen Alexander
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411
(612) 668-3854
Email Us at stephen.alexander@mpls.k12.mn.us -
White Bear Lake 624
Tim Maurer
White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55129
(651) 592-4289
Email Us at tim.maurer@isd624.org -
Robbinsdale Area Schools
Tony Patterson
New Hope, Minnesota 55427
(612) 743-7717
Email Us at tony_patterson@rdale.org
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Jackson Public Schools
Jeanette Whisenton
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
(601) 260-3539
Email Us at jwhisenton@jackson.k12.ms.us -
Delta Foundation, Inc
Mashondia Wells
Greenville, Mississippi 38701
(662) 820-5885
Email Us at mashondia@yahoo.com
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Life Wise STL
Scott Walker
St Louis, Missouri 63104
(314) 616-5736
Email Us at swalker@lifewisestl.org -
Beyond Housing
Carrie Collins
Saint Louis, Missouri 63121
(314) 000-0000
Email Us at ccollins@beyondhousing.org -
Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City
Jennifer Paulsen
Kansas City, Missouri 64133
(913) 205-4787
Email Us at jpaulsen@caagkc.org
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Smart Starters
April Daugherty
N Las Vegas, Nevada 89084
(702) 831-3040
Email Us at tjmom2304@yahoo.com
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St. Paul Baptist Church
Carol Patterson
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
(973) 220-2590
Email Us at pattersoncarollynn@gmail.com -
Shiloh Community Development Corporation
Darrell Armstrong
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
(609) 325-8502
Email Us at president@shilohcdc.org -
Cross Community, Inc.
Jasmine Ross
Ewing, New Jersey 08628
(609) 529-1961
Email Us at jross@crosscommunityinc.org -
The Mark: St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Karen Milteer
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
(551) 580-0828
Email Us at charrisemltr@aol.com -
Koinonia Family Life, Inc.
Keith Davis
Camden, New Jersey 08104
(609) 680-4493
Email Us at kdavis@kflcamdendreamcenter.org -
Calvary Baptist Church
Lanisha Makle-Ridley
Paterson, New Jersey 07514
(973) 415-7017
Email Us at lmakleridley@cbcpaterson.org -
Rutgers University, Newark Campus
Marquise Guzman
Newark, New Jersey 07102
(973) 943-0402
Email Us at marquise.guzman@rutgers.edu -
St. Luke Community Development Corporation
Pamela Jones
Paterson, New Jersey 07501
(973) 800-2588
Email Us at msjones8@gmail.com -
Bethany Cares, Inc.
Suzette Jones
Newark, New Jersey 07103
(973) 289-6465
Email Us at sjones@bci-newark.org -
House of Miriam, Inc.
Yolanda Gadson
West Orange, New Jersey 07052
(201) 780-1556
Email Us at ygadson@houseofmiriamnj.org
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Red Hook Initiative
Yvonne Brathwaite
Brooklyn, New York 11231
(302) 314-9537
Email Us at yvonne@rhicenter.org -
FAITH AT WORK CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Deborah Jenkins
Bronx, New York 10475
(718) 644-0951
Email Us at fatwcc@aol.com -
St. Paul Community Baptist Church
James Singletary
Brooklyn, New York 11207
(917) 992-5830
Email Us at jsingletary@spcbc.com -
Freedom Scholars Learning Center
Jeremy Smith
Rochester, New York 14619
(585) 967-3005
Email Us at jsmith@freedomscholarslc.org -
Partnership with Children, Inc.
Meredith Sherman
New York, New York 10007
(646) 276-6415
Email Us at msherman@partnershipwithchildren.org -
Queens Community House
Patricia Desriviere
Forest Hills, New York 11375
(929) 570-6753
Email Us at pdesriviere@qchnyc.org -
Administration for Children’s Services
Tiffany Richardson
New York, New York 10038
(347) 563-2018
Email Us at tiffany.richardson@acs.nyc.gov -
YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester
Tiffany Hamilton
White Plains, New York 10605
(816) 547-9823
Email Us at thamilton@ywcawpcw.org
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Freedom School Partners
Tiffany Williams
Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
(704) 371-4922 Ext. 231
Email Us at tiffany@freedomschoolpartners.org -
Neighbors in Ministry
William Mills
Brevard, North Carolina 28712
(828) 214-9949
Email Us at wmills@riseshine.org -
Epworth United Methodist
Alicia Albright
Durham, North Carolina 27707
(919) 408-9887
Email Us at alicia_albright@dpsnc.net -
PUCC: Konnoak Community Freedom School
Carolyn Highsmith
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27127
(336) 940-7076
Email Us at carolyn_highsmith@outlook.com -
TURN Freedom School
Carrie Woods
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
(336) 287-6171
Email Us at turncbo2012@yahoo.com -
Cook Literacy Model School
Celena Tribby
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
(336) 345-7744
Email Us at cctribby@wsfcs.k12.nc.us -
Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church
Charolette Leach
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107
(336) 689-5162
Email Us at charoletteleach55@gmail.com -
Wake Forest University
Dani Parker Moore
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27455
(919) 630-5583
Email Us at parkerld@wfu.edu -
Kimberley Park Elementary School
Diamond Gwyn
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
(336) 703-6731
Email Us at dlgwyn@wsfcs.k12.nc.us -
Providence Educational and Community Services
Edith Martin
Greensboro, North Carolina 27406
(336) 558-1508
Email Us at emartin2@bellsouth.net -
Guilford County Schools
Jess Grant
Greensboro, North Carolina 27401
(336) 500-3021
Email Us at grantj2@gcsnc.com -
Peacemakers of Rocky Mount
Jesse Lewis
Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803
(252) 903-8856
Email Us at jesse@rockymountpeacemakers.org -
North Carolina A&T State University
Johnette McCain
Greensboro, North Carolina 27411
(336) 590-4664
Email Us at jmccain1@ncat.edu -
Davidson College Center for Civic Engagement
Jowette Bobray
Davidson, North Carolina 28035
(919) 369-0960
Email Us at jobobray@davidson.edu -
Communities In Schools of Cape Fear
Marrio Jeter
Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
(910) 409-0232
Email Us at marrio@ciscapefear.org -
Ashley Academy Freedom School
Russ May
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
(336) 306-3562
Email Us at russ@anthonysplot.org -
Sunnyside Freedom School
Russ May
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27127
(336) 306-3562
Email Us at russ@anthonysplot.org -
Iglesia Cristiana Sin Fronteras
Sandra Castro Cortes
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106
(336) 577-6423
Email Us at sandritacastro83@gmail.com -
Lit City
Terrance Hawkins
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
(336) 345-5419
Email Us at thawkinsdma@gmail.com
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Trinity United Methodist Church
Andrea Guice
Lima, Ohio 45804
(419) 773-3933
Email Us at andreaguice4@gmail.com -
Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center
Celeste Wainwright
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
(330) 313-0921
Email Us at cwainwright@cuyahogacounty.us -
Community Development for All People
Darlene Scheid
Columbus, Ohio 43206
(614) 477-6775
Email Us at dscheid@4allpeople.net -
Grace United Methodist Church, Dayton
Deborah Nerderman
Dayton, Ohio 45406
(937) 204-9487
Email Us at dnerderman@gmail.com -
Omega Community Development Corporation
Dormetria Thompson
Dayton, Ohio 45406
(937) 416-7520
Email Us at dthompson@omegacdc.org -
CDF Freedom Schools of Licking County
Eva Wolfe
Newark, Ohio 43055
(740) 817-3119
Email Us at pastorem.wolfe@gmail.com -
East Cleveland Neighborhood Center
Jake Streeter
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
(216) 200-0627
Email Us at jstreeter@ec-nc.org -
Schealthness
Jamahl Jones
Columbus, Ohio 43203
(419) 481-6370
Email Us at jones.4172@buckeyemail.osu.edu -
Trotwood-Madison City Schools
Jill Adams
Trotwood, Ohio 45426
(937) 626-3301
Email Us at jilladams@trotwood.k12.oh.us -
Southside Kingdom of Hope, Inc
Lisa Palmer
Pataskala, Ohio 43062
(614) 657-4083
Email Us at cdfsskh2004@gmail.com -
Fifth Christian Church Disciples of Christ
Rev. E. Regis Bunch
Cleveland, Ohio 44128
(216) 971-2856
Email Us at eb3534@utsnyc.edu -
Monroe Street Neighborhood Center
Sana Ali
Toledo, Ohio 43606
(419) 705-2577
Email Us at executivedirector.msnc@gmail.com -
Covenant United Methodist Church
SeRaye Bray
Springfield, Ohio 45506
(614) 832-0101
Email Us at seraye01bray@gmail.com
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Reynolds School District
Koreen Barreras-Brown
Fairview, Oregon 97024
(503) 501-7652
Email Us at kbarrerasbrown@rsd7.net
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Resurrected Community Development Corporation
Gregory Edwards
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102
(610) 393-9338
Email Us at revrlcc@gmail.com
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Thumbs Up Inc.
Christopher Thompson
Beaufort, South Carolina 29902
(614) 961-7396
Email Us at drcct1@gmail.com -
Metanoia
Jamilla Harper
North Charleston, South Carolina 29405
(843) 870-4387
Email Us at jamilla@metanoiasc.org -
Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry
Karen Coltrane
Charleston, South Carolina 29403
(804) 475-9600
Email Us at karen.coltrane@explorecml.org -
Landmarks for Families
Kristen Rossino
North Charleston, South Carolina 29405
(914) 330-1716
Email Us at kristen.rossino@landmarksforfamilies.org -
Journey Church
Olisa Ashford
Columbia, South Carolina 29229
(803) 422-9949
Email Us at olisaashford.oa@gmail.com -
W.A. Perry Middle School
Robin Coletrain
Columbia, South Carolina 29204
(803) 256-6347
Email Us at robin.coletrain@richlandone.org -
Children’s Defense Fund – SC
Shaquite Pegues
Washington, South Carolina 20002
(843) 954-2239
Email Us at spegues@childrensdefense.org -
Claflin University
Anthony Pittman
Orangeburg, South Carolina 29115
(803) 878-2626
Email Us at apittman@claflin.edu -
Francis Burns United Methodist Church
Carol Singletary
Columbia, South Carolina 29203
(803) 446-3492
Email Us at mellia52@hotmail.com -
Palmetto Works Community Development Corporation
Cheryl Adamson
Conway, South Carolina 29526-4821
(843) 333-1911
Email Us at adamsoncheryl172@gmail.com
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Tennessee Tech University College of Education
Amber Spears
Cookeville, Tennessee 38505
(931) 265-8001
Email Us at aspears@tntech.edu -
Nashville Freedom School Partnership
Ashiya Swan
Nashville, Tennessee 37214
(708) 897-7898
Email Us at aswan@nashvillefreedomschools.org -
Freedom Village of Hope
Denise Dean
Jefferson City, Tennessee 37760
(408) 806-9467
Email Us at easttnfreedomschools@gmail.com -
Mother Liberty CME Church
Eartha Grimes
jackson, Tennessee 38302
(731) 217-3069
Email Us at earthagrimes@gmail.com -
Educate 2 Elevate Fund
Karitsa Jones
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37408
(423) 488-8580
Email Us at ed2elevate@gmail.com -
Memphis Dream Center
Kelli Carson
Memphis, Tennessee 38128
(901) 602-7168
Email Us at kelli@memphisdreamcenter.com -
Uplift Westwood CDC
Stephanie Hill
Memphis, Tennessee 38109
(865) 360-2226
Email Us at drstephanie28@gmail.com
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Welcome Table, Inc. (St. James Episcopal Church)
Lizzie Cain Clark
Austin, Texas 78721
(512) 879-9795
Email Us at lizzie@welcometableaustin.org -
AB Christian Learning Center
Loretta Burns
Fort Worth, Texas 76105
(817) 614-6210
Email Us at lburns@abchrist.org -
Harris County Precinct One
Monica Delarosa
Houston, Texas 77054
(832) 291-7757
Email Us at monica.delarosa@cp1.hctx.net -
Nia Cultural Center
Sue Johnson
Galveston, Texas 77553
(409) 457-8955
Email Us at suejohnson@niacultural.org
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First Baptist Church of Hampton
Jacquelyn King
Hampton, Virginia 23669
(757) 848-6606
Email Us at jking@thefbch.org