by COFI Admin | May 19, 2020 | General
COFI continues to connect with parents through calls, texts, group chats, and social media to get information and resources out, learn about parents’ challenges and needs, and organize parents to advocate for solutions. And, COFI-trained parents are making sure their...
by COFI Admin | May 11, 2020 | General
COFI-trained POWER-PAC IL leader Shontiesha, like many other mothers, has more responsibilities than ever thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s balancing working from home tutoring adults with the demands of keeping her little ones on a schedule. She’s also using...
by COFI Admin | Mar 20, 2020 | General
Dear Friends, For 25 years, COFI has trained thousands of parent advocates to gather together and knock on doors in neighborhoods across Chicago and Illinois for grassroots and policy change. As you can imagine, being true to our family-focused community...
by COFI Admin | Oct 8, 2019 | General, Leadership Training
Hot off the press! Today “The Ripple Effect in Action: What 7 Parent Leadership Organizations Learned from Evaluation” was published. COFI is highlighted in a chapter on our Family Focused Organizing model based on a participatory evaluation project led by parents and...
by COFI Admin | Jul 18, 2019 | City of Chicago, General, POWER-PAC IL
Please join us to celebrate the life of Ms. Gloria Harris! S A T U R D A Y J U L Y 2 7 | 1 : 0 0 – 2 : 3 0 PM | COFI Office: 1436 W. Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60607 Please let us know you are coming by calling (312) 226-5141 or email...
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...
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