by COFI Admin | Jul 10, 2015 | General
Over the past year, thanks in part to the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Family Engagement Initiative, COFI has expanded its parent leadership and organizing work to seven new communities across Illinois. In doing so, we have trained and engaged...
by COFI Admin | Feb 1, 2015 | General
“The COFI training prepares parents to be excellent leaders in their homes and communities and to better support our children’s success, which creates a better community!” – New COFI parent leadership graduate, Concepción Ruiz, from the Chicago neighborhood of...
by COFI Admin | Dec 31, 2014 | General
2014 National Meals Summit “We are all here because we don’t want to see any of our children hungry.” On December 15, Tara Williams addressed the 2014 National Meals Summit with an audience of 270 people from 48 states. She shared her experience as a mother,...
by COFI Admin | Apr 1, 2014 | General
Melody parents pose after they successfully organized a community clean-up and Nixon school parents listen at a forum they hosted to learn more about how undocumented immigrants can obtain driver’s licenses. COFI-trained parent action teams are always busy...
by COFI Admin | Dec 1, 2013 | General
Thank you for all your support and Season’s Greetings! We have had an incredible year – full of important victories for children and families! COFI-trained parent leaders have come together to make a major difference for children by expanding restorative justice...
by COFI Admin | Jan 1, 2012 | General
Congrats to the January graduates of COFI’s Phase 1: Self, Family & Team Train-the-Trainer Workshops! Twenty-two organizers, social service staff, children’s advocates, and public school parent leaders participated in COFI workshops to learn the skills...
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