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 & Child Enrichment, Inc. (Serving Levels I-III)

    Tomara Mays - Executive Director

    Miami Gardens, Florida 33056

    Email Us at tmays@cfceinc.org
  • Florida State University – CARE – FSU-Tallahassee Campus (Serving Levels I-III)

    Sheila Labissiere - Executive Director

    Tallahassee, Florida 32306

    Email Us at slabissiere@fsu.edu
  • Central Gulf Coast CDF Freedom Schools, Inc. – First Baptist Church of Warrington (Serving Levels I & II)

    Rachel Iversen - Executive Director

    Pensacola, Florida 32505

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

    Chonika Coleman King - Executive Director

    Gainesville, Florida 32611

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

    Kathleen Hardcastle - Executive Director

    Opa Locka, Florida 33055

    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

    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
  • Village of Broadview, IL-District 89 Education Foundation – Roosevelt Elementary School (Serving Levels II & III)

    Letisa Jones - Executive Director

    Broadview, Illinois 60155

    Email Us at ljones@broadview-il.gov
  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Freedom School (Serving Levels I-III)

    Tandra Taylor - Executive Director

    East St. Louis, Illinois 62201

    Email Us at tantayl@siue.edu
  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville – SIUE Freedom School-East St. Louis Campus (Serving Levels I & II)

    Tandra Taylor - Executive Director

    East St. Louis, Illinois 62201

    Email Us at tantayl@siue.edu
  • Nia, Incoporated NFP – DREAAM Freedom School Academy (Serving Levels I-III)

    Samuel Hall - Executive Director

    Champaign, Illinois 61820

    Email Us at sam@niaincorporated.org
  • Trinity United Church of Christ – South Chicago Freedom Schools (Serving Levels I-III)

    Jadah McIntosh - Executive Director

    Chicago, Illinois 60628

    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

    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

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

    Marcus Johnson - Executive Director

    Springfield, Illinois 62703

    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

    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

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

    Leslie Etienne - Executive Director

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

    Email Us at lketienn@iu.edu
  • Sowing Empowerment & Economic Development, Inc. (SEED) – SEED Riverdale (Serving Levels I & II)

    Lisa Butler McDougal - Executive Director

    East Riverdale, Maryland 20737

    Email Us at lbmcdougal@seedinc.org
  • The Y in Central Maryland-Historic Samuel Coleridge – Taylor ES (Serving Levels I & II)

    Sasha Batts - Executive Director

    Baltimore, Maryland 21201

    Email Us at sashabatts@ymaryland.org
  • The Y in Central Maryland – Violetville Elementary/Middle School (Serving Levels I & II)

    Sasha Batts - Executive Director

    Baltimore, Maryland 21229

    Email Us at sashabatts@ymaryland.org
  • The Y in Central Maryland – Montebello Elementary/Middle School (Serving Levels I-III)

    Sasha Batts - Executive Director

    Baltimore, Maryland 21218

    Email Us at sashabatts@ymaryland.org
  • Resurrected Community Development Corporation (Serving Levels I-III)

    Delia Mitchell - Executive Director

    Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

    Email Us at dmitchel8@yahoo.com