by Jacqui Guillen | Jul 8, 2024 | Local Victories
Every year, COFI works with local parent action teams in Chicago neighborhoods and across Illinois to take action in their schools and communities. Parent-driven change is a key part of The COFI Way, and we’re proud to share some of our parents’ accomplishments....
by COFI Admin | Jun 30, 2023 | Local Victories
The COFI Way begins with parent-driven change close to home. This summer, as we look back on POWER-PAC IL’s statewide legislative victories, we’re also proud to share just a few of the phenomenal highlights and accomplishments of COFI-trained parents in...
by COFI Admin | Feb 27, 2018 | East St. Louis, Elementary Justice, In the Media, Local Victories
Parents United for Change, a group of COFI-trained mothers who are also a new branch of POWER-PAC Illinois, won bus transportation for 338 elementary school children! Parents expressed concerns about unsafe walking conditions and began advocating for school bus...
by COFI Admin | Jul 30, 2017 | Local Victories
From East St. Louis to the Southwest Side of Chicago, COFI- trained parent leaders from communities across the State of Illinois are winning change in their local schools and communities. Here are some highlights of the 2016-2017 year: Parents United for Change in...
by COFI Admin | Jul 15, 2016 | Leadership Training, Local Victories
During the 2015-2016 school year, COFI-trained parents worked together to create positive change in their schools and communities. The list of victories is long, but here are some highlights from throughout the state. At Nixon elementary school, on Chicago’s Northwest...
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