by COFI Admin | Jan 31, 2022 | In the Media, Utilities
“‘If they can get rid of that surcharge that would help tremendously to my family,’ said Donna Carpenter. This month the Englewood resident’s surcharge was more than $16. It helps pay for a Peoples Gas project to improve its infrastructure and...
by COFI Admin | Jan 31, 2022 | In the Media, Legislation
“’An expanded Earned Income Credit would provide a lot of help for my family, especially as the pandemic has surged again. At this moment, we really don’t have economic security. Food, rent, and utility costs have gone way up this year, and it’s harder to...
by COFI Admin | Dec 16, 2021 | East St. Louis, In the Media
“Lettie Hicks, whose younger daughter is currently a second grade student in East St. Louis school district 189, received a warning letter after her daughter missed five days of school last year. Hicks was confused when she received the letter. Her school...
by COFI Admin | Dec 7, 2021 | Early Learning Campaign, In the Media
“At a Monday meeting of the state’s Early Learning Council, an influential group of state officials and policymakers who make recommendations to the governor’s office and other agencies, some attendees argued for required numbers of seats of parents in such...
by COFI Admin | Nov 18, 2021 | In the Media, Stepping Out of Poverty
“The Chicago-based Community Organizing and Family Issues Project surveyed low-income parents in Chicago and downstate and found that, among those living on less than $15,000 a year, 22% had outstanding ticket debt. Added to high levels of debt from student...
by COFI Admin | Nov 10, 2021 | In the Media
“Dexter Leggin is Parent Liaison at Genevieve Melody Stem Elementary School and co-chair of the Elementary Justice Campaign, an effort through Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI), an organization that’s been training Chicago parents in leadership...
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