by COFI Admin | May 8, 2015 | Moms on a Mission
On May 6, over 250 POWER-PAC parents, grandparents, children and other family members from across the state gathered in Springfield and spoke with nearly 100 Illinois state legislators and their staffs about important issues that affect low-income families in...
by COFI Admin | May 1, 2014 | Moms on a Mission
On May 6th, COFI and POWER-PAC hosted our first ever statewide legislative training in Springfield, Illinois! Emerging COFI-trained parent leaders from East St. Louis, Elgin, and Aurora gathered with POWER-PAC leaders from Chicago to build relationships across...
by COFI Admin | May 1, 2013 | Moms on a Mission
On May 8th, during their Moms on a Mission trip to Springfield, 150 POWER-PAC moms, dads, and their families successfully advocated for several bills which will have a positive impact on low-income families. In partnership with the Illinois Asset Building Group, they...
by COFI Admin | Apr 1, 2012 | Moms on a Mission
57 POWER-PAC leaders met to finalize their legislative priorities (MOMs Agenda) and then, the following week, they gathered their children and families and loaded two buses to Springfield for the annual Moms on a Mission trip to meet with legislators about critical...
by COFI Admin | May 1, 2011 | Moms on a Mission
Over 100 POWER-PAC parents and their families spent a day in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield testifying on recess in the State Senate. Our Moms on a Mission talked to legislators about a range of children’s rights issues, including access to child...
by COFI Admin | Apr 1, 2008 | Health, Food, and Recess, Moms on a Mission, POWER-PAC IL
Over 120 mothers, grandmothers and children from Chicago traveled to Springfield on May 8th, to call upon elected officials to stand up for children’s rights throughout Illinois. In a day-long program of individual and group meetings with legislators, Moms on a...
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