by COFI Admin | Apr 5, 2022 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty
Op-Ed by Lettie Hicks: “As a mother of three children living in East St. Louis, I know the personal pain of struggling just to get by. I work hard and take pride in my job. But when the pandemic hit, my hours were cut back and the money I use to support my...
by COFI Admin | Mar 14, 2022 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty
“POWER-PAC IL Parent Leader Lettie Hicks benefited from the federal child tax credit earlier in the pandemic. She spoke virtually with other advocates during a legislative briefing Monday afternoon. While there is an identical piece of legislation, Senate Bill...
by COFI Admin | Mar 4, 2022 | General, In the Media
“Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI) training participants learn leadership skills to improve their own lives and become leaders who help better schools, neighborhoods, and policies affecting their families and communities. The organization focuses on...
by COFI Admin | Feb 14, 2022 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty
“You may be in the process of filing your taxes now, and if you’re a parent, one of the changes to your return this year relates to the Child Tax Credit. In 2021, that credit was expanded. Families were receiving direct cash payments monthly, $300 per child...
by COFI Admin | Feb 10, 2022 | In the Media, Utilities
“Englewood resident Donna Carpenter, 56, took an unexpected journey into advocacy. As a mother, grandmother, caregiver and all-around busy person, Carpenter went from being a Chicagoan impacted by utility disconnection to one affecting how the city and state...
by COFI Admin | Feb 9, 2022 | In the Media, Utilities
“Data from the Community Organizing and Family Issues group shows that consumers in Garfield Park, Austin, Wood Lawn, South Shore, Englewood, and other majority-black communities have a significant percentage of customers behind on their payments by a month or...
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