Chicago Freedom School

at 719 S State St, Ste3N, Chicago , 60605 United States

1. Education
2. Youth Organization

CFS provides opportunities for youth to gain greater civic passion and tools for a life of social activism. Learn more: http://chicagofreedomschool.org/

Description

CFS provides opportunities for youth to gain greater civic passion, commitment, confidence and tools for a life of social activism. Our vision is in the spirit of the original freedom schools in Mississippi in the 1960s; CFS will become a place where young people from communities across Chicago can discover their own power to make change – not only for themselves, but also for their communities and the world. We are not a traditional school, but a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting youth activists and training adults who work with them. Concisely, CFS does the following: 1) We provide paid fellowships directly to aspiring youth activists ages 14 - 17 who spend a year with us taking classes and developing action plans 2) We train adults who work in the field of youth leadership development and youth organizing 3) We provide educational opportunities to the general public (workshops, film screenings) which examine the history of social movements and current issues in a historical context. As far as we know, there is no other organization in the country doing the work that we do in the way that we do it.

General Info

The Chicago Freedom School is very grateful to receive foundation support in 2012/2013 from: Arcus Foundation CME Group Cricket Island Foundation Crown Family Philanthropies Fehsenfeld Family Foundation Leo S. Guthman Fund Leo S. Guthman/Lynne Rosenthal Discretionary Fund McCormick Foundation New Visions Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation Woods Fund of Chicago

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Summary

Chicago Freedom School is Chicago based place and this enity listed in Education category. Located at 719 S State St, Ste3N IL 60605. Contact phone number of Chicago Freedom School: (312) 435-1201