by COFI Admin | Jul 12, 2015 | In the Media
Rosalva Nava, POWER-PAC member and Peacemaker at Wells High School, traveled to Washington D.C. to join Dignity in Schools campaign members from across the nation to participate in a panel discussion on positive alternatives to school discipline. Rosalva was featured...
by COFI Admin | Apr 1, 2015 | In the Media
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) has released “Assessing to Achieve High Performance: What Nonprofits are Doing and How Foundations Can Help.” COFI’s Executive Director, Ellen Schumer, is interviewed in the report (page 30) discussing how COFI uses...
by COFI Admin | Dec 16, 2014 | In the Media
The Mayor’s Commission for a Safer Chicago recently released a report and accompanying video sharing plans on reducing youth violence throughout the city. In the report, the Mayor’s Commission recommends 28 strategies on reducing the violence throughout the city. As a...
by COFI Admin | Nov 1, 2014 | In the Media
In November, 2014, the Annie E. Casey Foundation highlighted ‘The COFI Way’ report’s capturing of parents playing “an active, hands-on role in changing public policy and systems to benefit their children, families and communities as a whole.” Parents as Advocates...
by COFI Admin | Oct 23, 2014 | In the Media
Cornelia Simms, POWER-PAC parent and canvasser for COFI Ambassador projects, was featured in the Chicago Sun-Times, ‘Faces of Minimum Wage’ series. Cornelia, who also goes by Cye Cye, has been serving as a home care worker for her mother for years. She travels five...
by COFI Admin | Oct 22, 2014 | In the Media
The Youth Organization Umbrella (Y.O.U.) is seeking to pilot a partnership program with community schools in order to create parental empowerment and parent leadership development. The schools being used for the pilot program are Chute Middle School and Lincoln Junior...
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