by COFI Admin | Apr 19, 2018 | In the Media
Padres Lideres Unidos, a COFI-trained group of mothers on the southwest side, push for safer street crossing in their Little Village community. They collected over 500 signatures and worked with Alderman Muñoz to have a STOP sign installed. abc7 Chicago covered the...
by COFI Admin | Mar 15, 2018 | In the Media
The Parents United for Change team in East St. Louis is featured on St. Louis Public Radio. They are calling on the Housing Authority to end exorbitant fees and fines that lock families in poverty. See the full coverage here.
by COFI Admin | Mar 14, 2018 | In the Media
Newly Released report shows how debt policies lock families in poverty. See full Press Release.
by COFI Admin | Feb 27, 2018 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty
“Ticket debt piles up disproportionately in the city’s low-income, mostly black neighborhoods. Eight of the 10 ZIP codes with the most accumulated ticket debt per adult are majority black, according to a ProPublica Illinois analysis of ticket data since 2007 and...
by COFI Admin | Feb 27, 2018 | In the Media, POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty
Melissa Sanchez, Investigative Reporter with ProPublica Illinois, tells the stories of Chicagoans who are driven into ticket debt. POWER-PAC leaders Rosalva Nava and Yolanda Williams share their stories. See the piece here.
by COFI Admin | Feb 26, 2018 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty
POWER-PAC leader Rosalva Nava speaks about how the People’s Gas rate hike impacts families. See full coverage here.
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