by Jacqui Guillen | Oct 7, 2023 | Early Learning Campaign, In the Media, POWER-PAC IL
POWER-PAC IL/Chicago Westside Branch Delegate Lisa Russell and POWER-PAC IL Early Learning Campaign Co-Chair Yolanda Williams spoke at the Illinois Child Care for All Coalition’s West Side Town Hall on October 5. The Coalition, which COFI and POWER-PAC IL are a...
by Jacqui Guillen | Sep 28, 2023 | In the Media, POWER-PAC IL, Utilities
“[Valerie] Carroll, 60, is a lifelong Englewood resident and has been taking care of her disabled brother for the past five years. She’s getting ready to apply for funds from LIHEAP or the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps households behind on...
by Jacqui Guillen | Sep 9, 2023 | Early Learning Campaign, In the Media, POWER-PAC IL
“Among those families making difficult decisions is Lisa Russell’s. The West Side delegate for Community Organizing and Family Issues is a grandmother of three who helps her daughter manage her children’s complicated school and care schedule. ‘My daughter was eligible...
by Jacqui Guillen | Aug 31, 2023 | POWER-PAC IL
Things are heating up at COFI! This summer, parent leaders have a lot of victories to be proud of, including a meeting with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration and the announcement of the new Illinois First Steps program, which POWER-PAC IL leaders have fought for...
by COFI Admin | Apr 28, 2023 | Early Learning Campaign, Legislation, POWER-PAC IL
We are less than a week away from COFI/POWER-PAC IL’s annual lobby day, Moms on a Mission–and parent leaders are on the ground fighting for our littlest ones! On April 18, Early Childhood Advocacy Day, a committed group of parent leaders (from Chicago, Evanston,...
by COFI Admin | Mar 31, 2023 | POWER-PAC IL, Utilities
Parent leaders fight for affordable utilities This spring, COFI/POWER-PAC IL parent leaders are taking to the streets and standing up for affordable utilities! In late March, an enthusiastic crew of POWER-PACers joined a hundred other community advocates at...
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