04 Oct Central Gulf Coast Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools, INC.
CENTRAL GULF COAST CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND FREEDOM SCHOOLS, INC. SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG Grant Year: 2022 | Focus Area: Education | Grant Amount: $103,820 | Grant Status: FINALIST The mission of Central Gulf Coast Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools (Freedom Schools) is to provide a free literacy and cultural enrichment program which empowers children from low-income families to excel and believe in their ability to make a difference in themselves, their families, communities, country and world with hope, education, and action. Freedom Schools has 27 years of success in nearly 100 cities across the country. This six-week summer program serves children lacking reading skills. In the fall of 2021, data presented to Escambia County School District (ECSD) Superintendent, showed that 87% of Freedom School students had no summer learning loss and many had learning gains. Freedom Schools coordinated with ECSD to work toward closing the 34% achievement gap between white students and students...