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

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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. The CDF Freedom Schools proudly offers four levels of programing:

  • Level I: K-2nd Grade
  • Level II: 3rd-5th Grade
  • Level III: 6th-8th Grade
  • Level IV: 9th-12th Grade

The grade levels are determined by the grades most recently completed by enrolled scholar.

CDF Freedom Schools programs fill up fast, so don’t wait until summer to enroll your child!

  • National Center for Children and Families – Zion Baptist Church (Serving Levels I-III)

    La'Mont Geddis - Executive Director

    Washington, District of Columbia 20011

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at leddis@nccf-cares.org
  • The Center for Family and Child Enrichment Inc. (Serving Levels I-III)

    Tomara Mays - Executive Director

    Miami Gardens, Florida 33056

    Email Us at tmays@cfceinc.org
  • University of Florida, Collaborative for Equity in Education – Prairie View Elementary School (Serving Levels I-IV)

    Chonika Coleman King - Executive Director

    Gainesville, Florida 32611

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at coleking@coe.ufl.edu
  • Peacemakers Family Center Inc. – Gen2050 (Serving Levels III & IV)

    Kathleen Hardcastle - Executive Director

    Opa Locka, Florida 33055

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at khardcastle@peacemakers.com
  • Peacemakers Family Center Inc.- Great Love Full Gospel Church (Serving Levels I-III)

    Kathleen Hardcastle - Executive Director

    Miami Gardens, Florida 33056

    Email Us at khardcastle@peacemakers.com
  • Peacemakers Family Center Inc. – Trinity Church Peacemakers Family (Serving Levels I & II)

    Kathleen Hardcastle - Executive Director

    Miami Gardens, Florida 33055

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at khardcastle@peacemakers.com
  • Florida State University-Tallahassee Campus (Serving Levels I-III)

    DeOnte Brown - Executive Director

    Tallahassee, Florida 32306

    Email Us at dtbrown@fsu.edu
  • Trinity United Church of Christ – South Chicago Freedom Schools (Serving Levels I-III)

    Jadah McIntosh - Executive Director

    Chicago, Illinois 60628

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at jadahmac18@gmail.com
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – UIUC Community Unit School District 4 (Serving Levels I-III)

    Cessily Thomas - Executive Director

    Champaign, Illinois 61820

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at cessily.thomas13@gmail.com
  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville – SIUE Freedom School-Alton (Serving Levels II & III)

    Dr. Tandra Taylor - Executive Director

    Alton, Illinois 62002

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at tantayl@siue.edu
  • Springfield Urban League, Inc. – Feitshans Elementary School (Serving Levels I-III)

    Marcus Johnson - Executive Director

    Springfield, Illinois 62703

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at mjohnson@springfieldul.org
  • Edmund F. Lindop School District 92- Broadview Freedom School (Serving Levels II & III)

    Emily Erickson-Betz - Executive Director

    Broadview, Illinois 60155

    Email Us at ebetz@lindop92.net
  • St. Luke’s United Methodist Church (Serving Levels I-III)

    Monique Johnson - Executive Director

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46260

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at moniquejohnson35@gmail.com
  • Purdue CDF Freedom Schools – Purdue CDF Freedom School Program (Serving Levels I-III)

    Breanya Hogue - Executive Director

    West Lafayette, Indiana 47906

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at bhogue@purdue.edu
  • IU Indianapolis – IUPUI Freedom Schools (Serving Levels I & II)

    Leslie Etienne - Executive Director

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at lketienn@iu.edu
  • White Bear Lake 624 – Willow Lane Elementary (Serving Levels I & II)

    Tim Maurer - Executive Director

    White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at tim.maurer@isd624.org
  • Saint Paul Public Schools – Rondo Education Building (Blue Doors) (Serving Levels I-III)

    Rev. Dr. Darcel Hill - Executive Director

    Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at darcel.hill@spps.org
  • Science Museum of Minnesota – STEM/ Freedom School (Serving Levels I-III)

    Kayla Swanson - Executive Director

    St. Paul, Minnesota 55102

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at kswanson@smm.org
  • Plymouth Christian Youth Center – Bright Futures Summer School (Serving Levels I & II)

    Frankie Bonilla - Executive Director

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at mdenton@pcyc-mpls.org
  • Robbinsdale Area Schools- Meadow Lake (Serving Levels I-III)

    Tony Patterson- Executive Director

    New Hope, Minnesota 55427

    Email Us at tony_patterson@rdale.org
  • Minneapolis Public Schools – Nellie Stone Johnson (Serving Levels I-III)

    Stephen Alexander - Executive Director

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at stephen.alexander@mpls.k12.mn.us
  • Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota – LSS STEAM Freedom School (Serving Levels I-III)

    Annessia Swann - Executive Director

    Saint Paul, Minnesota 55404

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at ness.swann@lssmn.org
  • Friendship Academy of the Arts (Serving Levels I-III)

    Kerry Kliman - Executive Director

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at kkliman@friendshipacademy.org
  • Hopkins Public Schools- Hopkins North Junior High (Serving Levels I-III)

    Paris Timmons- Executive Director

    Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305

    Email Us at paris.timmons@hopkinsschools.org
  • Independent School District 622 – Justice Alan Page Elementary School (Serving Levels I-III)

    Lynn Pham - Executive Director

    Maplewood, Minnesota 55109

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at lpham@isd622.org
  • Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School – El Colegio High School (Serving level IV ONLY)

    Katie Groh de Aviña - Executive Director

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at kavina@academiaslapaz-k12.org
  • The Mark: St. Mark’s United Methodist Church – NJ Freedom School at The Mark (Serving Levels I-III)

    Jennifer Nelson - Executive Director

    Montclair, New Jersey 07042

    Email Us at jnelson@themarkmtc.org
  • Uplift Foundation of New Jersey – St. John Baptist Church (Serving Level II ONLY)

    Valerie Atkins - Executive Director

    Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at vkhahn1133@aol.com
  • Rutgers University-Camden – Rutgers University, Camden (Serving Levels II & III)

    Michele Garcon - Executive Director

    Camden, New Jersey 08102

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at michele.garcon@camden.rutgers.edu
  • Rutgers University, Newark Campus – New Ark Freedom School (Serving Levels II & III)

    Marquise Guzman - Executive Director

    Newark, New Jersey 07102

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at marquise.guzman@rutgers.edu
  • Shiloh Community Development Center – Shiloh Baptist Church (Serving Levels I-III)

    Darrell Armstrong - Executive Director

    Trenton, New Jersey 08618

    Email Us at president@shilohcdc.org
  • St. Luke Community Development Corporation – St. Luke CDC Freedom School (Serving Levels I-III)

    Pamela Jones - Executive Director

    Paterson, New Jersey 07501

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at pjones@stlukebaptist.org
  • St. Paul Baptist Church – St. Paul Freedom School (NJ) (Serving Levels I & II)

    Leslye Folmar Harris - Executive Director

    Montclair, New Jersey 07042

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at lfolmar@gmail.com
  • New Hope ETC – Breaking the Code Freedom School (Serving Levels I-III)

    Dawn Tyler - Executive Director

    Jersey City, New Jersey 07304

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at dtyler@new4hopejc.com
  • New Hope ETC -Breaking the Code Freedom School at PS 39 (Serving Level II)

    Dawn Tyler - Executive Director

    Jersey City, New Jersey 07304

    Email Us at dtyler@new4hopejc.com
  • New Light Community Development Center – Bloomfield New Light CDC Freedom School (Serving Levels II-III)

    Vernon Miller - Executive Director

    Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003

    Email Us at vernonmiller575@gmail.com
  • Open Door Community Development Corporation – St. John’s Baptist Church (Serving Levels I-III)

    Frances Teabout - Executive Director

    Jersey City, New Jersey 07304

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at fteabout@gmail.com
  • Inspire Life – Sisters Academy (Serving Levels I-IV)

    Gillian Edgar - Executive Director

    Asbury Park, New Jersey 07712

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at gillian@weinspirelife.org
  • Koinonia Family Life, Inc. – Camden Dream Center (Serving Levels I-III)

    Keith Davis- Executive Director

    Camden, New Jersey 08104

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at kdavis@kflcamdendreamcenter.org
  • Greater Mt. Zion Community Development Corporation – Monument Intermediate School (Serving Levels II-IV)

    Diana Rogers - Executive Director

    Trenton, New Jersey 08618

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at ed@gmztame.org
  • House of Miriam, Inc. – Thirteeth Avenue Elementary School (Serving Level I ONLY)

    Yolanda Gadson - Executive Director

    Jersey City, New Jersey 07304

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at ygadson@houseofmiriamnj.org
  • Cross Community, Inc. – The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) (Serving Level III ONLY)

    Jasmine Ross - Executive Director

    Ewing, New Jersey 08628

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at jross@crosscommunityinc.org
  • Cross Community, Inc. – Villa Victoria Academy (Serving Levels I & II)

    Jasmine Ross - Executive Director

    Ewing, New Jersey 08628

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at jross@crosscommunityinc.org
  • Bethany Cares, Inc. (Serving Level I ONLY)

    Suzette Jones - Executive Director

    Newark, New Jersey 07103

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at sjones@bethany-newark.org
  • Calvary Baptist Church (NJ) (Serving Levels I-IV)

    Lanisha Makle-Ridley - Executive Director

    Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey 07034

    202-662-3539

    Email Us at lmakleridley@cbcpaterson.org