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ALABAMA
Village of Promise
200 Pratt Ave. Ste 2B
Huntsville, AL 35801
Ms. Gloria P. Batts
256-536-8050
ARKANSAS
Helena-West Helena School District
305 Valley Drive
Helena-West Helena, AR 72342
Ms. Cortney S. Jackson
870-572-6744
Boys, Girls, Adult Community Development Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 1356
Marvell, AR 72366
Mr. Louis Jr Bennett
870-829-3275
CALIFORNIA
LightWave Education
333 Palmer Drive, Suite 220
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Ms. Lisa Elzy Watson
310-348-1250 ext. 1311
Agape International Spiritual Center
5700 Buckingham Parkway
Culver City, CA 90230
Ms. Lisa Elzy Watson
310-348-1250 ext. 1311
Read Lead
893 Terrace Lane W. Suite 9
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Ms. Cassandra Chase
310-893-0899
Los Angeles County Office of Education
9300 Imperial Highway
Downey, CA 90242
First Community Development Corporation
9550 Crenshaw Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90305
Ms. Arna Fulcher
323-600-1223
Success in Challenges, Inc.
3602 Brayton Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90807
Ms. Paula Wood
800-791-5952
Community Coalition
8101 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90044
Ms. Aurea Montes-Rodriguez
323-750-9087
FNCF Community Development Corporation
1555 West 108th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90047
Ms. Loretta Ryals-Johnson
323-756-2541
Miguel Contreras Foundation and UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education
675 South Park View Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Ms. Fabiola Inzunza
213-480-4155 ext. 221
Stephen S. Wise Temple
15500 Stephen S. Wise Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Ms. Jennifer Smith
310-889-2265
Hannah Project Partnership for Academic Achievement
441 Drake Avenue
Marin City, CA 94965
Ms. Bettie Hodges
415-419-1605
Lincoln Child Center
4368 Lincoln Avenue
Oakland, CA 94602
Mr. Macheo Payne
510-531-3111 ext. 106
macheopayne@lincolnchildcenter.org
Pasadena Unified School District
351 South Hudson Avenue, Room 222
Pasadena, CA 91109
Dr. Denise Collier
626-396-3614
Mt. Erie Christian Academy
504 S. 47th Street
San Diego, CA 92113
Ms. Kailyn Conway
619-263-1914
Third Baptist Church of San Francisco
1399 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Ms. Tiffini E. Jones
415-346-9316
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Maya Angelou/See Forever Foundation
1436 U Street NW, Ste. 203
Washington, DC 20009
United Planning Organization
301 Rhode Island Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Mr. De Angelo Rorie
202-610-0466
DELAWARE
Peter Spencer Family Life Foundation
812 N. Franklin Street
Wilmington, DE 19806
Mr. Joseph Brumskill
302-764-8971
FLORIDA
South Dade Weed & Seed, Inc.
P.O. Box 901415
Homestead, FL 33090
Ms. Robin Wright
305-242-5311
Sweet Vine Incorporated
144 NW 11th Street
Homestead, FL 33030
Ms. Tonnette Collier
305-246-1193
Belafonte TACOLCY Center, Inc.
6161 NW 9th Ave.
Miami, FL 33127
Mr. Taj Brown
(305) 751-1295
Peacemakers Family Center Inc.
17801 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami Gardens, FL 33169
Ms. Kathie Hardcastle
786-888-4768
Vision to Victory Human Services Coporation
13230 NW 7th Avenue
North Miami, FL 33168
Ms. Mae D. Bryant
305-619-3464
Free to Be Me, Inc.
872 Edgeforest Terrace
Sanford, FL
Dr. Gail Choice
407-687-7185
GEORGIA
City of Atlanta – Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs
233 Peachtree Street, Ste. 1700
Atlanta, GA 30303
Ms. Samantha-Nicole Terry
404-546-6765
HAWAII
CDF Freedom Schools® Hawaii
Kealakekua, HI
Ms. Lilinoi K. Grace
808-365-3099
ILLINOIS
Coppin Community Center
5627 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Rev. Dr. Barbara A. Wilson
773-667-5881
God Can Ministries, UCC
1326 E. 72nd Place
Chicago, IL 60619
Ms. Sharell A. Holmes
773-398-0996
Southwest Organizing Project
2609 W 63rd Street
Chicago, IL 60629
Ms. Shoshanah Yehudah
773-471-8208
Trinity United Church of Christ
400 West 95th Street
Chicago, IL 60628
Ms. Janet Moore
773-966-1690
Woodlawn Children's Promise Community
6320 South Dorchester Ave., Room FC-100
Chicago, IL 60637
Ms. Nina N. Longino
773-535-6876
Springfield Urban League, Inc.
100 N. 11th Street
Springfield, IL 62703
Ms. Santita Nunn
217-789-0830 ext. 203
santita.nunn@springfieldul.org
KANSAS
Oak Ridge Baptist Church
9301 Parallel Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66112
Ms. Jacqueline Pierson Tomlin
913-788-5657
The Antioch Family Life Center
1921 SE Indiana Avenue
Topeka, KS 66607
Ms. Glenda DuBoise
785 232-2584
aflcexec@antiochtopeka.org; gduboise@sbcglobal.net
LOUISIANA
Abounding Love Ministries, Inc.
P.O. Box 74853
Baton Rouge, LA 70874
Ms. Ella Sue Evans
225-356-4441
aboundinglovemins@bellsouth.net; ellasue53@gmail.com
East Baton Rouge Parish School System
Baton Rouge, LA
Ms. Darlene Brister
225-922-5553
Campti Community Development Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 255
Campti, LA 71411
Ms. Judy L. Daniels
318-228-5454
CDF – Broad Street Storefront
1452 N. Broad Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Ms. Dana Jones
504-309-2376
MASSACHUSETTS
College Avenue United Methodist Church
1 Powderhouse Terrace #2
Somerville, MA 02144-2035
Rev. Justin Hildebrandt
617-776-4172
MARYLAND
Elev8 Baltimore/East Baltimore Development Inc.
1731 East Chase Street
Baltimore, MD 21213
Mr. Mark Carter
410 327-7383
National Center for Children and Families
6301 Greentree Road
Bethesda, MD 20817-3368
Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church
420 University Blvd. East
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Ms. Marion Brown
410-581-4293
MICHIGAN
Read Aloud, LLC
282 Garfield Ave.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
Ms. Mischa Smith
313-575-6228
Covert Public Schools
35323 M-140
Covert, MI 49043
Mr. Ricky Jones
269-764-3720
Oak Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church
19801 Cherrylawn Ave.
Detroit, MI 48221
Rev. Cherida D. Gary
313-341-8877
Building Child & Family Initiatives- A Community Empowerment Center (BCFI)
P.O. Box 4304
East Lansing, MI 48826
Ms. Marian Brooks Bryant
517-290-3004
Educating for Freedom in Schools
P.O. Box 51445
Kalamazoo, MI 49005
Ms. Demarra Gardner
269-779-0415
MINNESOTA
Kwanzaa Community Church
2100 Emerson Ave. North
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Ms. Kowanna Powell-Anderson
651-287-0890
La Creche Early Childhood Development Centers, Inc.
1800 Olson Memorial Highway
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Ms. Phyllis Sloan
612-377-1786
Minneapolis Stadium View School
510 Park Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55410
Park Avenue Youth & Family Services
3400 Park Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Ms. Michelle Higgins
612-825-6863
Pillsbury United Communities-Oak Park
125 West Broadway Ave Suite 130
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Ms. Sarah Klouda
612-787-3710
Sojourner Truth Academy
3820 Emerson Ave. N
Minneapolis, MN 55412
Ms. Heidi Wise
612-588-3599
Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School
1800 Ames Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55119
Ms. Jennifer Villella
651-778-2940
jvillella@cesarchavezschool.com
St. Paul Area Council of Churches
1671 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Rev. Dr. Darcel Hill
651-789-3853
MISSOURI
Kansas City Freedom School Initiative
2200 Olive Street
Kansas City, MO 64127
Rev. Darren Faulkner
816-483-3717
dfaulkner@kcfreedomschools.org
Beyond Housing
4156 Manchester
St. Louis, MO 63110
Mr. Terry Wilson
314-862-0639 ext. 15
MISSISSIPPI
Alcorn State University
100 ASU Drive 359
Alcorn State, MS 39096
Dr. Valerie Thompson
601-877-6385
Tabernacle Church
2350 Oakhurst Drive
Jackson, MS 39204
Ms. Catherine Coleman
601-572-7153
McComb School District
695 Minnesota Avenue
McComb, MS 39648
Mr. Whit W. Grace
601-684-4661
NORTH CAROLINA
Freedom School Partners
P.O. Box 37363
Charlotte, NC 28237
Ms. Macie A. Stewart
704-371-4922
macie@freedomschoolpartners.org
Davidson College – Center for Civic Engagement
Davidson College, P.O. Box 7181
Davidson, NC 28035
Mrs. Ashley Sherrill
704-894-2872
Duke University Office of Durham and Regional Affairs
700 West Main Street, Box 104352
Durham, NC 27708
Ms. Lindsey Naylor
919-668-1967
Durham Public Schools
511 Cleveland Street
Durham, NC 27702
Ms. Kendra O'Neal-Williams
919-560-3816
kendra.oneal-williams@dpsnc.net
Black Child Development Institute of Greensboro, Inc.
1200 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Ms. Karen Thompson
336-310-5660
kthompson@blackchilddevelopment.org
Guilford County Schools
712 N. Eugene St.
Greensboro, NC 27402
Ms. Susan Eubanks
336-574-2637
Mount Airy City Schools
130 Rawley Ave.
Mt. Airy, NC 27030
Mr. Jesse Hiatt
336-786-8355
Church on the Rise Peacemakers Family
1725 Davis Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27803
Mr. Jesse Lewis
252-972-7473
Kimberley Park Elementary School
1701 N Cherry Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Ms. Amber M. Baker, PhD.
336-703-6731
NEW JERSEY
Shiloh Community Development Corporation
416 Bellevue Avenue, Suite 201
Trenton, NJ 08618
Mr. Jerome Harris
609-392-0034
NEVADA
Las Vegas' Promise
P. O Box 55819
Las Vegas, NV 89033-5819
Ms. Rebekah Piper
702-378-4963
NEW YORK
St. Ann's Church of Morrisania
295 St. Ann's Avenue
Bronx, NY 10454
Rev. Martha Overall
718-585-5632
First Corinthian Baptist Church
1912 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.
New York, NY 10026
Ms. Desiree Allen
212-864-5976 ext. 18
North East Area Development, Inc.
360 Webster Ave.
Rochester, NY 14609
Ms. Brittany Calvin
585 482-8359
Rochester City School District
131 West Broad Street
Rochester, NY 14614
Ms. Djinga St. Louis
585-268-8430
St. Paul Community Baptist Church
859 Hendrix Street
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Ms. Debra Brawley
718-257-1300
OHIO
Christ Emmanuel Christian Fellowship
6263 Orchard Lane
Cincinnati, OH 45213
Ms. Valecia Kelly
513-363-6938
Cincinnati Public Schools
2651 Burnett Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Ms. Pamula Thomas
513-363-0569
New Jerusalem Community Center
26 W. North Bend Road
Cincinnati, OH 45216
Ms. Elizabeth Jones
513-821-0704
Ohio River Valley District of the United Methodist Church
4400 Reading Road Suite 1
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Rev. Dr. Jocelyn M. Roper
513-421-2057
Cuyahoga Community College
700 Carnegie Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
Ms. Nichelle Knox
216-987-6408
East Cleveland Neighborhood Center
2490 Lee Blvd. Suite 322
Cleveland, OH 44112
Ms. Dabney Conwell
216-932-3626
Asbury North United Methodist Church
1586 Clifton Avenue
Columbus, OH 43203
Ms. Irma Phillips-Carmichael
614-258-4093
Broad Street United Methodist Church
501 E Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Mr. Gregory E. Kendrick, Jr.
614-221-4571 ext. 133
Community Development for All People
946 Parsons Ave.
Columbus, OH 43206
Ms. Rachel Ward
614-477-6775
Ebenezer Ethiopian Evangelical Church
530 McNaughten Road
Columbus, OH 43213
Rev. Dr. Berhanu Arsse
614-863-3124
Greater Hilltop Area Shalom Zone/New Horizons Hilltonia UMC
1665 Harrisburg Pike
Columbus, OH 43223
Rev. Julia Nielsen
614-398-1230
director@hilltopshalomzone.org
Olde Southside Community Partnership
P.O. Box 7504
Columbus, OH 43207
Ms. Lisa L. Palmer
614-657-4083
University District Freedom Schools Program
82 East 16th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
Ms. Grecca Walker
614-291-2165
Urban Resurrection Community Development Corporation
428 E Main Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Ms. Dorinda Conner
614-221-3446
Johnstown, Alexandria and Croton UMC
P.O. Box 127
Croton, OH 43013
Rev. Megan Croy
740-924-3731
Grace United Methodist Church
1001 Harvard Blvd
Dayton, OH 45406
Mr. Jared Roper
937-278-4731
Omega Community Development Corporation
1810 Harvard Blvd.
Dayton, OH 45406
Mr. Ervin Matthews
937-278-1008
The Urban Minority Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Outreach Programs of Ohio (UMADAOP of Dayton)
One Elizabeth Place West Pavillion 4th Floor, Ste. 400
Dayton, OH 43417
Mr. Domonic Whatley
937-276-217
Wesley Community Center, Inc.
3730 Delphos Ave.
Dayton, OH 45417
Ms. Angela Byrdsong
937-263-3556 ext. 32
angela.byrdsong@wesleycenterdayton.org
OKLAHOMA
Freedom School Oklahoma City, Inc.
P.O. Box 54364
Oklahoma City, OK 73154
Ms. Amy Brooks Young
405-924-3143
Greenwood Cultural Center
322 N. Greenwood
Tulsa, OK 74120
Ms. Frances Jordan-Rakestraw
918-596-1020
francesjordan@greenwoodculturalcenter.com
Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League
240 E. Apache Street
Tulsa, OK 74106
Ms. Kimberly McCurry
918-584-0001 ext. 302
PENNSYLVANIA
The First Presbyterian Church in Germantown
35 W Chelten Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Ms. Eileen A. Jones
215-843-8811 ext. 14
Kingsley Association
6435 Frankstown Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Mr. Fred Brown
412-661-8751 ext. 134
fbrown@kingsleyassociation.org
SOUTH CAROLINA
CDF – Marlboro County and Marlboro County School District
117 Cheraw Street
Bennettsville, SC 29512
Dr. Carolyn A. Prince
843-479-5050
Richland School District One
1616 Richland St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Dr. Tambra Jackson
803-777-3077
Hampton County School District 2
P.O. Box 1028
Estill, SC 29918
Ms. LaToya M. Williams
803-625-5026
Carolina Youth Development Center
5055 Lackawanna Blvd.
North Charleston, SC 29405
Ms. Barbara Kelley Duncan
843-266-5222
Metanoia Community Development Corporation
2005 Reynolds Ave.
North Charleston, SC 29405
Ms. Erica Briggs
(843) 529-3014
Claflin University
400 Magnolia Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Dr. Valerie E. Harrison
803-535-5225
TENNESSEE
I Believe I Can Fly
3313 Calais Circle
Antioch, TN 37013
Mr. Roderick Glover
615-399-0444
Project GRAD USA
P. O. Box 383126
Germantown, TN 38138
Dr. Stephanie Hill
865-360-2226
TRIBE One
2112 E Magnolia Ave
Knoxville, TN 37917
Dr. Chonika Coleman-King
(865) 974-0443
Memphis Urban League, Inc.
413 North Cleveland Street
Memphis, TN 38104
Ms. Tonja S. Baymon
901-272-2491
TEXAS
Seasons of Change
805 Secretary Drive, Suite B
Arlington, TX 76015
Mr. Tavian Harris
817-532-6002
Fort Worth Independent School District
100 University Drive SW 207
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Dr. Danna Diaz
817-814-2930
Tarrant Baptist Association
4520 James Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76115
Ms. Becky Biser
817-927-1911
Nia Cultural Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 1491
Galveston, TX 77553
Ms. Cheryl Sue Johnson
409-765-7086
Harris County Juvenile Probation Department
1200 Congress Street
Houston, TX 77002
Waymaker Life Strategies, Inc.
P.O. Box 14971
Houston, TX 77221
Ms. Brandi Brown
832-443-8517
brandi@houstonfreedomschools.com
Margaret's Tree House
120 East FM 544 Suite 72-311
Murphy, TX 75094
Ms. Margertree C. Holmes
469-222-9349
margertree@margaretstreehouse.org
VIRGINIA
Union United Church of Christ (Union UCC)
P.O. Box 1811
Norfolk, VA 23501
Rev. Brenda T. Brown
804-327-4514
freedomschoolatunion@unionuccnorfolk.org
WISCONSIN
Parklawn Christian Leadership Academy
3725 N. Sherman Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53216
Mr. Myron Cain
414-442-3330
Urban Roots
2600 N. 2nd St.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Mr. Robert J. Macpherson
414-264-1616
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