“The idea behind Freedom Schools kind of excites them (the children) about life and education,” said Derrell Roberts, founder and CEO of the Sacramento-based Roberts Family Development Center.

The Sacramento area is home to one of the largest Freedom School programs in the country. It's a collection of literacy-based ...

The Sacramento area is home to one of the largest Freedom School programs in the country. It's a collection of literacy-based ...

A six-week literacy program at six Sacramento schools helped mainly low-income children in pre-K to 12th grade avoid losing academic ground during the summer.

Danii Mikaio, 14, is a student attending Freedom School in North Sacramento this summer, pictured Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Andrew Nixon / CapRadio ...

In Sacramento County, the MLK Freedom Center brings together high school students of color from all districts to be proponents of change in their municipalities.

Today, different organizations across the country host these freedom school programs. The Roberts Family Development Center in Sacramento has hosted Freedom School for the past 12 years, growing ...