by COFI Admin | Aug 31, 2018 | Early Learning Campaign, Head Start, POWER-PAC IL
Thirty-seven Parent Ambassadors successfully brought the message of early learning and its importance door-to-door in 22 Chicago communities, knocking on more than 27,000 doors, speaking with 12,000 families and helping support more than 500 children ages two...
by COFI Admin | Jul 31, 2018 | POWER-PAC IL, Uncategorized
Parent leaders of POWER-PAC Illinois’ Governing Council came to Chicago for the “Taste of POWER-PAC”. Parent leaders from Aurora, Chicago, Elgin and East St. Louis hopped on a school bus to tour Chicago communities, taste the cuisine, and learn about Chicago...
by COFI Admin | Jul 18, 2018 | In the Media, POWER-PAC IL
POWER-PAC research on how debt impacts low-income families featured in Chicago Sun-Times. See the full column here.
by COFI Admin | Feb 27, 2018 | In the Media, POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty
Melissa Sanchez, Investigative Reporter with ProPublica Illinois, tells the stories of Chicagoans who are driven into ticket debt. POWER-PAC leaders Rosalva Nava and Yolanda Williams share their stories. See the piece here.
by COFI Admin | Feb 6, 2018 | In the Media, POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty
“Advocates point out that the rate increase illustrates how financially vulnerable low-income residents are hit hard by fees and fines that quickly add up, says Tracy Occomy Crowder, a senior organizer with Community Organizing and Family Issues.” Read the...
by COFI Admin | Feb 1, 2018 | In the Media, POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty
The Chicago Tribune features the newly released report, “Stopping the Debt Spiral,” and the debt trap that low-income families of color face in Illinois. Read the full column “Fees, Fines, Loans, Scams: How the Poor Get Poorer,”...
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