Parents Fight for Early Childhood Education and Funding

by Jacqui Guillen | Mar 11, 2025 | Early Learning Campaign

COFI and POWER-PAC IL Parent Leaders from Aurora, Chicago, East St. Louis, and Elgin at Early Childhood Advocacy Day 2025.   Nearly 30 POWER-PAC IL Parent Leaders and children traveled to Springfield on March 4th to join advocates and fight for early childhood...

WBEZ Highlights How Early Intervention Is a “Game-Changer” for Parents, Asks Elgin Leader Where She Sees Room for Improvement

by Jacqui Guillen | Mar 1, 2025 | Early Learning Campaign

Photo Credit: MARK BLACK/FOR THE SUN-TIMES WBEZ spoke to Elgin Leader Ana Argueta about the benefits and challenges of Early Intervention (EI) services. She could see the difference it made on her kids, but she also recognized the system wasn’t perfect. For example,...

Parents Take Action for Babies and Against School Pushout!

by COFI Admin | Nov 18, 2024 | Early Learning Campaign, Elementary Justice, POWER-PAC IL

Photo caption: Top photo: COFI and POWER-PAC IL Parent Leaders with the Chicago elected school board candidates. Bottom left photo: Talibah Moore speaking at the Chicago “Babies Can’t Wait!” rally. Bottom right photo: Elgin Parent Leader Ana Argueta...

Westside Parent Leaders Speak at Child Care for All Town Hall

by Jacqui Guillen | Oct 7, 2023 | Early Learning Campaign, In the Media, POWER-PAC IL

POWER-PAC IL/Chicago Westside Branch Delegate Lisa Russell and POWER-PAC IL Early Learning Campaign Co-Chair Yolanda Williams spoke at the Illinois Child Care for All Coalition’s West Side Town Hall on October 5. The Coalition, which COFI and POWER-PAC IL are a...

POWER-PAC IL Westside Branch Parent Leader Highlights Need for Affordable and Accessible Child Care on TV

by Jacqui Guillen | Sep 9, 2023 | Early Learning Campaign, In the Media, POWER-PAC IL

“Among those families making difficult decisions is Lisa Russell’s. The West Side delegate for Community Organizing and Family Issues is a grandmother of three who helps her daughter manage her children’s complicated school and care schedule. ‘My daughter was eligible...

POWER-PAC IL Parent Leaders Declare that Babies Can’t Wait

by COFI Admin | Apr 28, 2023 | Early Learning Campaign, Legislation, POWER-PAC IL

We are less than a week away from COFI/POWER-PAC IL’s annual lobby day, Moms on a Mission–and parent leaders are on the ground fighting for our littlest ones! On April 18, Early Childhood Advocacy Day, a committed group of parent leaders (from Chicago, Evanston,...