by COFI Admin | May 30, 2019 | Early Learning Campaign, Elementary Justice, General, Health, Food, and Recess, Moms on a Mission, POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty
On May 8th, 150 mothers, grandmothers (and a few dads!) and children boarded the buses to Springfield for the annual Moms on a Mission lobby day. With the generous backing of many COFI donors, parent leaders were able to make the trip and connect with more than 70...
by COFI Admin | Apr 30, 2019 | Early Learning Campaign, POWER-PAC IL
This month, COFI-trained parent leaders in the Austin and Englewood communities held three new Mighty Math Fun Family events as a part of an ongoing initiative to make math fun and accessible to young children and their parents. COFI-trained parent peer facilitators...
by COFI Admin | Jan 30, 2019 | Early Learning Campaign, Elementary Justice, General, Health, Food, and Recess, POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty
As the upcoming Mayoral and Aldermanic elections in Chicago approach, COFI/POWER-PAC parents created and approved a 2019 Platform, covering education, economic security, health and immigration issues that matter to families. Their platform (LINK HERE) highlights...
by COFI Admin | Nov 30, 2018 | Early Learning Campaign, POWER-PAC IL, Preschool
November ends with a big win for parents and families in East St. Louis – with the Illinois State Legislature overriding Governor Rauner’s veto on House Bill 5195. This bill, now law, allows the East St. Louis School District 189 to provide transportation for students...
by COFI Admin | Aug 31, 2018 | Early Learning Campaign, Head Start, POWER-PAC IL
Thirty-seven Parent Ambassadors successfully brought the message of early learning and its importance door-to-door in 22 Chicago communities, knocking on more than 27,000 doors, speaking with 12,000 families and helping support more than 500 children ages two...
by COFI Admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Early Learning Campaign, In the Media
Talibah and Southside Parents United Roundtable (SPUR), a team of COFI-trained parents and a branch of POWER-PAC, advanced a campaign to increase access to developmental screenings and early intervention services and ‘won’ monthly screenings at a site in West...
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