by COFI Admin | Mar 31, 2019 | General, Leadership Training
The COFI Institute trained staff and leaders of community organizations and school districts across the country in Phase 2: Train the Trainer: Community Outreach & Action this month. Participants received an overview of the COFI model of Family Focused Organizing...
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 | Jun 30, 2018 | General
On Saturday, June 30, members of the parent team, Padres Activos de Nixon/The Active Parents of Nixon, helped gather 200 community volunteers and built a new playground at Nixon Elementary School in the Hermosa community! Parent leaders started this campaign 2 years...
by COFI Admin | May 30, 2018 | General
Four COFI parent leaders participated in digital storytelling workshops with DePaul’s Egan Center and the “Parents as Disruptors” initiative. Parent leaders teamed up with DePaul students to create their own digital stories in a series of workshops. They reflected on...
by COFI Admin | Apr 11, 2018 | General
Jennifer Cossyleon poses with COFI parent leaders who heard her present her research. PhD candidate, Jennifer Cossyleon examines how COFI’s grassroots organizing shapes parents’ lives in her recently released “Coming Out of My Shell: Motherleaders Contesting Fear,...
by COFI Admin | Mar 30, 2018 | General
Ellen has dedicated her life and career to lifting up the voices of women, often far from the center of power. She feels honored and humbled by Chicago Foundation for Women’s recognition, but ultimately knows it is a tribute to the strong and powerful voices of the...
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