by COFI Admin | Sep 29, 2016 | Early Learning Campaign, General, Stepping Out of Poverty
COFI-trained Parent Leaders from across the state of Illinois met on September 27 in Bloomington, Illinois to brainstorm ideas for building statewide parent voice on behalf of young children and their families. They also met with a representative of the Illinois State...
by COFI Admin | Sep 30, 2015 | Stepping Out of Poverty
Over 100 parents across Illinois have already participated in Children’s Savings Accounts (CSA) Summits hosted by POWER-PAC, COFI and our long-time partner, Illinois Asset Building Group. In mid-September, the first summit was held in East St. Louis and since then one...
by COFI Admin | Nov 1, 2014 | Stepping Out of Poverty
On Election Day, November 4th, POWER-PAC “Stepping Out Of Poverty” (STOP) parent members celebrated the passage of the Illinois Minimum Wage advisory referendum approved by 68% of the voters! And – two weeks later, they joined partners from Raise...
by COFI Admin | Jul 1, 2014 | Stepping Out of Poverty
POWER-PAC parent leaders joined the Governor of Illinois twice this summer to witness the signing of new legislation into law. Both bills passed the legislature in part due to the efforts of POWER-PAC parents advocating in Springfield on behalf of low-income children...
by COFI Admin | Mar 1, 2014 | Stepping Out of Poverty
More than 70 people gathered at two POWER-PAC parent forums to share stories and solutions about ways to end poverty and increase family economic security. Leaders of POWER-PAC’s Stepping Out of Poverty (STOP) Campaign conducted participatory action research in...
by COFI Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | Stepping Out of Poverty
Parent leaders Rosazlia Grillier and Rosalva Nava co-facilitated the racial wealth gap discussion in East St. Louis and are pictured here with Dr. Tom Shapiro, a Brandeis professor and expert on the racial wealth gap. POWER-PAC parents’ work to reduce the...
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