by COFI Admin | Mar 1, 2010 | Early Learning Campaign, POWER-PAC IL
COFI was the 2010 national recipient of the Leo P. Chall Award for outstanding work to promote the enrollment of low-income children in quality early education programs. This award, funded out of an endowment at the Sociological Initiatives Foundation in Boston,...
by COFI Admin | Jul 1, 2009 | POWER-PAC IL
POWER-PAC families organized their 11th Annual Celebration of Hope a theme of Good Health for Life with the co-sponsorship of CLOCC (the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago’s Children). This cross-community, end of the school year picnic was a fun way to celebrate...
by COFI Admin | Jun 1, 2009 | Early Learning Campaign, POWER-PAC IL
The New America Foundation, an influential national public policy institute, features “Why Johnny Can’t Read” in their coverage and analysis of early childhood education. POWER-PAC and COFI are working hard to ensure that the voices of grassroots...
by COFI Admin | May 1, 2009 | Early Learning Campaign, POWER-PAC IL
5000 Parent-to-Parent Interviews Uncover Barriers to Access Low-income African American and Latina mothers and grandmothers, members of the citywide organizing group POWER-PAC, went door-to-door in 19 low- and moderate-income communities over the past two years and...
by COFI Admin | Oct 1, 2008 | POWER-PAC IL
MOTHERS IN POWER Make Cabrini Greener! New sod was laid in front of the Cabrini Row House on October 4th thanks to the determination of a new group of COFI-trained parent leaders, the CABRINI MOTHERS IN POWER, and their allies at a local church, the Park Community...
by COFI Admin | Aug 1, 2008 | Early Learning Campaign, POWER-PAC IL
25% Increase in Englewood Children Enrolled in Preschools On Saturday, August 23rd, POWER-PAC and its partners in the Englewood Early Learning Collaboration signed up preschoolers from more than 50 families for various early learning programs in the community....
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