CDF
This is what the acronym “CDF” stands for.
What is the Children’s Defense Fund?
The social justice movement that sparked the founding of the CDF.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
CDF Freedom Schools are open to scholars in this grade range.
What is Kindergarten through 12th grade (K–12)?
All staff are expected to uphold this guiding framework of behavior and professionalism.
What is The CDF Freedom Schools Way?
Profanity, vulgarity, or inappropriate gestures are prohibited in these.
What are media submissions like videos and photos?
One of the ways CDF has shaped public policy is by influencing laws in this area.
What is:
child health
education
or poverty reduction?
Marian Wright Edelman served as legal counsel for this campaign led by Dr. King.
What is the Poor People’s Campaign?
This is the required Scholar-to-SLI ratio in a classroom.
What is 10:1?
This high-energy morning ritual kicks off every day at Freedom Schools.
What is Harambee!?
These individuals must provide consent before sharing data or media.
Who are parents, guardians, or featured individuals?
This is the year the Children’s Defense Fund was established.
What is 1973?
The CDF’s mission is to ensure every child has this kind of start in life.
What is a Healthy Start, Head Start, Fair Start, Safe Start, and Moral Start?
These are the three generations CDF Freedom Schools aim to impact.
What are scholars, SLIs, and families?
One of the core values of “The CDF Way.”
What is respect, honesty, service, or cooperation?
CDF Freedom Schools maintain this strict stance on weapons.
What is a zero-tolerance weapons policy?
She was the first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar and founder of the CDF.
Who is Marian Wright Edelman?
One reason the CDF continues to advocate for children in America today.
What is because millions of children still lack a strong start in life?
This is the minimum number of scholars a site must serve.
What is 30?
The Freedom Schools curriculum is based on this inclusive educational approach.
What is a multicultural and culturally relevant curriculum?
All essential program staff must attend this training institute.
What is the Ella Baker Child Policy Training Institute?
Before CDF, Edelman founded this research-focused legal organization.
What is the Washington Research Project?
This is what CDF believes every child has the potential to fulfill.
What is their God-given potential?
Two things provided daily to scholars in the Freedom Schools program.
What are nutritious meals and literacy/leadership development?
Weekly, scholars are encouraged to do this to build their home libraries.
What is keep a book each week?
Staff are required to report suspected neglect or abuse because they serve in this legal role.
What is any role?
(we are ALL mandated reporters)