{"id":106637,"date":"2021-05-12T23:03:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T03:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=106637"},"modified":"2021-05-12T23:03:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T03:03:04","slug":"lehigh-valley-freedom-school-june-21-through-july-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=106637","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley Freedom School &#8211; June  21 through July 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Lehigh Valley Freedom School program will be held from June <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Scholar-Recruitment-Flyer-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-106644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Scholar-Recruitment-Flyer-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Scholar-Recruitment-Flyer-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Scholar-Recruitment-Flyer-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Scholar-Recruitment-Flyer-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Scholar-Recruitment-Flyer-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Scholar-Recruitment-Flyer-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Scholar-Recruitment-Flyer-300x388.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Scholar-Recruitment-Flyer-scaled.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>21 through July 30 at the following locations: Resurrected Life Community United Church of Christ (144 N 9th), Union Baptist Church (302 N 6th Street) and Christ Lutheran Church (1245 Hamilton Street). The Lehigh Valley Freedom Schools is a partnership with the Children\u2019s Defense Fund and is designed to strengthen the educational, civic, and leadership potential of children from grades K-12 engaging them as student scholars. The program will be held daily and literacy activities, parent and family engagement, two meals and snacks per day, enrichment activities and field trips are included in the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-columns-3 su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-crop su-image-carousel-crop-1-1 su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-default su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-none\" style=\"max-width:400px\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":false,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":true,\"pageDots\":true,\"autoPlay\":5000,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":true,\"selectedAttraction\":0.007000000000000000145716771982051795930601656436920166015625,\"friction\":0.25}' id=\"su_image_carousel_6a057569ed9a4\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Melissa-Diop-at-Christ-Lutheran-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Melissa Diop at Christ Lutheran\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Melissa-Diop-at-Christ-Lutheran-957x1024.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Melissa-Diop-at-Christ-Lutheran-957x1024.jpg 957w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Melissa-Diop-at-Christ-Lutheran-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Melissa-Diop-at-Christ-Lutheran-768x822.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Melissa-Diop-at-Christ-Lutheran-1435x1536.jpg 1435w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Melissa-Diop-at-Christ-Lutheran-1913x2048.jpg 1913w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Melissa-Diop-at-Christ-Lutheran-300x321.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><span>Melissa Diop at Christ Lutheran<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Delia-Martin-at-Resurrected-Life-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Delia Martin at Resurrected Life\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Delia-Martin-at-Resurrected-Life-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Delia-Martin-at-Resurrected-Life-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Delia-Martin-at-Resurrected-Life-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Delia-Martin-at-Resurrected-Life-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Delia-Martin-at-Resurrected-Life-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Delia-Martin-at-Resurrected-Life-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Delia-Martin-at-Resurrected-Life-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><span>Delia Martin at Resurrected Life<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danielles-Union-Baptist-Pic_1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Danielle at Union Baptist\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danielles-Union-Baptist-Pic_1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danielles-Union-Baptist-Pic_1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danielles-Union-Baptist-Pic_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danielles-Union-Baptist-Pic_1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danielles-Union-Baptist-Pic_1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Danielles-Union-Baptist-Pic_1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><span>Danielle at Union Baptist<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_6a057569ed9a4_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_6a057569ed9a4\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_6a057569ed9a4_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_6a057569ed9a4_script\");if(su_image_carousel_6a057569ed9a4_script){su_image_carousel_6a057569ed9a4_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_6a057569ed9a4_script);}<\/script>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The staff of the Lehigh Valley Freedom School have been trained by the Children\u2019s Defense Fund and are eager to make this six-week program a gift to children and families. There is no cost to participants for this program and the Lehigh Valley Freedom School Partnership Committee has obtained gifts and grants to cover the cost for 150 children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">There are a variety of volunteer opportunities available for local adults: reading, classroom assistance, field trip arrangements and supervision, and parent group facilitation are just a few of the volunteer opportunities available. If you are interested in volunteering or enrolling a student scholar, please contact Alisha Tatem, Project Director at freedomschoolallentown@gmail.com or fill out questionnaire at https:\/\/forms.gle\/bDxXRW8x8YnnJGmk8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Creating communities of excellence, equity, and empowered residents\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Resurrected Community Development Corporation, Inc.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">144 North Ninth Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">484-221-8179 (0) 484-274-6832 (f)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcdclv.org\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">www.rcdclv.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nBonnie Bates<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Lehigh Valley Freedom School program will be held from June 21 through July 30 at the following locations: Resurrected Life Community United Church of Christ (144 N 9th), &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=106637\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lehigh Valley Freedom School &#8211; June  21 through July 30<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lehigh-Valley-Freedom-School-program-.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=106637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/106642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=106637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=106637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=106637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}