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1,300+ Youth Advocates to Convene in TN for CDF’s National Child Policy Training Institute
May 29, 2026 – The National Child Policy Training Institute trains young leaders to teach almost 12,000 scholars at over 180 CDF Freedom Schools sites nationwide. A key focus for this summer’s program is supporting youth mental health.…
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Celebration of Joy: CDF-Southern Regional Office to Honor AL Leaders, Uplift Youth Advocates
May 27, 2026 – CDF-Southern Regional Office’s ‘A Celebration of Joy’ will recognize four Alabama women for their contributions to advancing the well-being of young people in the Huntsville area and across the state. …
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Youth, Immigration Advocates to Gather at TX State Capitol for ‘Free Families Vigil’
May 19, 2026 – The event takes place during the National Day of Action to Free Families, which will feature several similar events happening across the country protesting the practice of family detention across the United States.…
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“All Roads Lead to the South”: CDF Leadership to Join Historic Voting Rights Protest
May 14, 2026 – CDF Board Chair Rev. Dr. Don Darius Butler will help bus attendees from Huntsville to Selma and Montgomery for Saturday’s National Day of Action to fight for a democracy that reflects the faces of all America’s children.…