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