by COFI Admin | Apr 28, 2016 | Elementary Justice
“Parents have a unique perspective on issues of school culture and are valuable partners in assessing and shifting school culture.” Strategies for Parent Engagement p. 7 COFI and POWER-PAC parents are pleased to share our newly released Strategies for...
by COFI Admin | Mar 31, 2016 | Elementary Justice
On an unseasonably warm winter day, a group of teenagers and police officers sat together on Chicago’s south side for a Peace Circle at COFI’s Community Peace Center at I Grow Chicago (6402 S. Honore, Chicago). Talibah Moore, a COFI parent leader and POWER-PAC...
by COFI Admin | Jan 30, 2016 | Elementary Justice
COFI and the Early Learning Ambassador program were honored to be included in the Black Child Development Institute’s report, Being Black is Not a Risk Factor: Statistics and Strengths-based Solutions in the State of Illinois. As the report highlights:...
by COFI Admin | Oct 2, 2015 | Elementary Justice
POWER-PAC leaders perform a skit that looks at the impact police in schools can have on children and their families. On October 2, 2015, 65 POWER-PAC members from across Chicago gathered to launch a campaign asking the City and School District to shift dollars from...
by COFI Admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Elementary Justice
This year, POWER-PAC members organized Parent Peace Centers at 6 Chicago Public Schools. Above, they gather to reflect on and celebrate what was accomplished this year in the Parent Peace Centers. In August 2015, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 100,...
by COFI Admin | Apr 17, 2015 | Elementary Justice
“For me it’s personal. It’s a safety issue…10 years ago I had a student that was suspended and he was killed. I want you here…because it’s hard to speak at the children’s funerals.” – Tiffany Tillman, Melody...
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