by COFI Admin | Apr 7, 2020 | Early Learning Campaign, In the Media
“[COFI parent leader Orzella] Denton hasn’t been outside since schools closed. Her food supply is nearly gone. She didn’t know that Chicago Public Schools offered food delivery. A relative drops off groceries when she can. Denton said she has tried to stave off...
by COFI Admin | Feb 28, 2020 | In the Media
Lettie Hicks and Parents United for Change, a team of COFI-trained parents and a branch of POWER-PAC IL, advanced a campaign for safe passage to and from school and won busing for students living in dangerous neighborhoods. See the full Education Week video...
by COFI Admin | Dec 4, 2019 | In the Media
Rosazlia Grillier, co-chair of POWER-PAC IL’s Stepping Out of Poverty campaign, spoke with WGN about the Peoples Gas winter shutoff ban. See the video here.
by COFI Admin | Nov 26, 2019 | In the Media
COFI leaders Joan Van, Lettie Hicks, and Gloria Hicks brought the COFI parent ambassador model to East St. Louis to engage and inform parents about early learning opportunities and services. They were recently featured in an NBC News article about their work:...
by COFI Admin | Nov 18, 2019 | In the Media
“A group of parents and grandparents from greater East St. Louis has been honored as a project winner for the 2019 Governor’s Hometown Award. The group was one of 21 recognized Nov. 14 during a special reception at the Governor’s Mansion. The group, Parents...
by COFI Admin | Nov 4, 2019 | In the Media
“After three years of advocacy, SB 1786, the License to Work Act, has passed out of the Illinois Legislature with a vote of 88-27 in the House, and now awaits Governor JB Pritzker’s signature. The bill ends the practice of suspending driver’s licenses for...
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