by Jacqui Guillen | Feb 28, 2025 | East St. Louis, Health, Food, and Recess, Mental Health
Parent Leaders Mamie Cosey (right) and Rosalia Salgado (left) pose for a picture with Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton (middle). The Healing-Centered Illinois Task Force, which COFI and POWER-PAC IL parents Mamie Cosey (East St. Louis) and Rosalia Salgado...
by Darius Vinesar | Oct 1, 2024 | Mental Health
In an Elgin Courier-News column, parent leaders Liliana Olayo and Sendy Vazquez are recognized for their instrumental work on the “Shining a Light” mental health report and campaign. Liliana, Sendy, and POWER-PAC IL parents surveyed and interviewed over...
by Darius Vinesar | Sep 30, 2024 | Mental Health
“You know, parents are so busy, sometimes they don’t even know what they’re feeling,” parent leader Rosalia Salgado said on Sasha-Ann Simons’ WBEZ podcast, Reset, in a conversation about the public health crisis of parental stress. Also on the show was parent and...
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...
by COFI Admin | Nov 15, 2022 | Health, Food, and Recess, Mental Health
Recently, POWER-PAC IL parent leader Esmeralda Martinez and COFI organizer Emily Cole participated in a poster presentation through the Chicago Consortium for Community Engagement with the Chicago Department of Public Health. They shared parents’ research...
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