by Darius Vinesar | Feb 5, 2025 | Legislation
Today, COFI and POWER-PAC IL parents celebrated the official signing of the KIND “Kinship in Demand” Act! Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 4781, which requires DCFS (Department of Children and Family Services) to prioritize family members when placing foster...
by Darius Vinesar | Nov 1, 2024 | Legislation
COFI parents Maria Sanchez and Gaby Piceno were featured in an article on Capitol News Illinois, speaking on their experiences with the state of healthcare for undocumented immigrants. At 87 years old, Maria had been living a long time without any preventive care or...
by COFI Admin | Apr 28, 2023 | Early Learning Campaign, Legislation, POWER-PAC IL
We are less than a week away from COFI/POWER-PAC IL’s annual lobby day, Moms on a Mission–and parent leaders are on the ground fighting for our littlest ones! On April 18, Early Childhood Advocacy Day, a committed group of parent leaders (from Chicago, Evanston,...
by COFI Admin | Feb 8, 2023 | In the Media, Legislation, Stepping Out of Poverty
Alongside Illinois state legislators, community partners and advocates, and COFI staff organizers, POWER-PAC IL parent leaders participated in a press conference in Springfield introducing a new Child Tax Credit. If Illinois legislators pass the law, eligible low-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 | Sep 30, 2021 | Elementary Justice, In the Media, Legislation
Many students across the state are returning to in-person school for the first time in a year and a half, and POWER-PAC IL parents are back to it as well and hitting the ground running! Pictured above are members of Southside Parents United Roundtable, or SPUR branch...
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