by COFI Admin | Nov 1, 2012 | POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty
POWER-PAC leaders, Rosazlia Grillier and Rosalva Nava, along with COFI Senior Organizer Tracy Occomy, led a workshop on the impact of racism on financial security. The workshop was co-led by national expert, Tom Shapiro of Brandeis University. POWER-PAC leaders...
by COFI Admin | Sep 1, 2012 | Mental Health Justice & Equity, POWER-PAC IL
In the third largest school district in the country, all 266,000+ children at 472 different elementary schools, now have recess, thanks to POWER-PAC’s organizing and Recess for All! Campaign. After an eventful and exciting first couple weeks of school, children,...
by COFI Admin | Jun 1, 2012 | Elementary Justice, POWER-PAC IL
On Wednesday, June 27, 2012, POWER-PAC testified at the Chicago Board of Education Meeting, supporting the passage of a revised Student Code of Conduct which will drastically reduce the number of days of suspensions CPS students experience. According to the Chicago...
by COFI Admin | May 1, 2012 | Early Learning Campaign, POWER-PAC IL
In the months of May and June, COFI and POWER-PAC trained over 90 staff and parent leaders of early learning programs in the basics of COFI’s parent leadership and parent engagement model. Staff and parent leaders came from 11 different sites from two state-funded...
by COFI Admin | Nov 1, 2011 | Mental Health Justice & Equity, POWER-PAC IL
Giving Thanks and Taking Action – Huffington Post, November 9, 2011 By K. Sujata, President/CEO, Chicago Foundation for Women “The days are getting shorter, but the future looks bright for women and girls. This year Chicago-area organizations have made...
by COFI Admin | Apr 1, 2011 | POWER-PAC IL
POWER-PAC leaders traveled to Washington D.C. to educate Congress about the issues that children face in our public schools because of the over-emphasis on high stakes testing and the pressures that that creates to push children out of school. POWER-PAC mothers and...
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