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(May 29, 2026)
The National Child Policy Training Institute trains young leaders to teach almost 12,000 scholars at over 180 CDF Freedom Schools sites nationwide. A key focus for this summer’s program is supporting youth mental health.
Media Contact: John Henry,
CDF-Southern Regional Office’s ‘A Celebration of Joy’ will recognize four Alabama women for their contributions to advancing the well-being of young people in the Huntsville area and across the state.
Media Contact: Oleta Fitzgerald, OFitzgerald@childrensd...
The event takes place during the National Day of Action to Free Families, which will feature several similar events happening across the country protesting the practice of family detention across the United States.
Media Contact: John Henry, jhenry@chil...
CDF Board Chair Rev. Dr. Don Darius Butler will help bus attendees from Huntsville to Selma and Montgomery for Saturday’s National Day of Action to fight for a democracy that reflects the faces of all America’s children.