Sponsor a Site
Getting Started
Thank you for your interest in joining the CDF Freedom Schools® family!
The curated resources below are meant to help your organization learn more about the benefits of hosting a program, as well as the application, training, fiduciary, and programmatic requirements that accepted sponsor organizations must uphold. The steps to applying are as follows:
Step 1 – Review CDF Freedom Schools® video
Step 2 – Attend CDF Freedom Schools® Application Informational Session
Are you interested in becoming a CDF Freedom Schools sponsor? If you interested in learning more about our program, please submit an interest form by clicking the button below.
Step 3 – Submit a CDF Freedom Schools® Application
Applications to become a 2026-2027 CDF Freedom Schools sponsor are now closed. The 2027-2028 CDF Freedom Schools application cycle will be open in August. If you interested in learning more about our program, please submit an interest form by clicking the button under “Step 2.”
Step 4 – Review CDF Freedom Schools® Calendar
Abbreviated 2027 program operating calendar below
January 2027
New Year’s Day- CDF Office Closed
January 1, 2027
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day – CDF Office Closed
January 18, 2027
Orientation and Training for Executive Directors and Project Directors (Virtual)
January 20-21, 2027
March 2027
March Administrative Leadership Institute for Executive Directors, Project Directors, and Site Coordinators (In Person at CDF Alex Haley Farm and Junior Achievement Center)
March 11-14, 2027
June 2027
CDF Founder’s Day – CDF Office Closed
June 6, 2027
Juneteenth – CDF Office Closed
June 19, 2027
National Training for Site Coordinators and Servant Leader Interns (In Person at CDF Haley Farm/ Knoxville Convention Center)
June 2-5, 2027
July 2027
Independence Day – CDF Office Closed
July 4, 2027
National Day of Social Action (NDSA)
July 21, 2027
This webpage is updated as dates are confirmed.