by COFI Admin | Jul 20, 2023 | In the Media, Utilities
“‘The last thing people need after this extreme flooding, when they already face the difficult and expensive clean-up of a home and replacement of lost furniture and other household goods and are still struggling from COVID’s aftermath, is to have to...
by COFI Admin | Apr 15, 2023 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty
“Rosalia Salgado, a mother and vice president of POWER-PAC IL, said that money could lessen the economic burden on families. They could catch up on their bills or have money for activities with their children. It could also mean mothers might feel more...
by COFI Admin | Apr 12, 2023 | Early Learning Campaign, In the Media
“For Rocio Mancera, an Evanston mother of four, Early Childhood Advocacy Day on April 18 is an opportunity to fight for the voiceless. ‘If we don’t advocate for the children, who else can?’ said Mancera, in an interview translated from Spanish....
by COFI Admin | Mar 29, 2023 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty
“After nearly 30 years in the United States, Liliana Olayo has personally experienced how those systems have neglected her, she told researchers. She immigrated to Chicago from Mexico when she was 17 and often felt cast aside. Olayo took classes to learn...
by COFI Admin | Mar 28, 2023 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty
“In Illinois, advocates and neighbors held a rally at the Bronzeville Children’s Museum – the nation’s only children’s museum dedicated to teaching Black history to kids– to promote the the importance of a bill to create a $700 per child Child Tax Credit for...
by COFI Admin | Feb 19, 2023 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty
“When Joan Van is sick, she doesn’t get paid. The East St. Louis-area restaurant server and single mother of three said she works doubles to make up the money when she or one of her children gets sick. ‘You can’t let your kids see you break down because...
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