by Jacqui Guillen | Jun 30, 2025 | City of Chicago, East St. Louis, Kane County, Local Victories
It’s been an exciting and challenging program year! Every year, COFI works with parent teams across Chicago neighborhoods and Illinois communities to organize and take action within their own local schools and communities. Parents make it look easy, but the truth is,...
by Jacqui Guillen | Jan 23, 2024 | Kane County, POWER-PAC IL
AURORA—Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI) and its Aurora Branch of POWER-PAC IL (Parents Organized to Win, Educate and Renew) hosted the opening of the Aurora Parent Power Center on Saturday, January 20. The Center will be a six to nine-month demonstration...
by Jacqui Guillen | Dec 19, 2023 | Kane County, Mental Health
Congratulations, Kane County parents! Twenty COFI-trained parents earned the Compañeros en Salud/Partners in Health Partner of the Year Award on Dec. 13 for their work on the Kane County System of Care (KCSOC) Parent Council! The award recognizes people and...
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