by COFI Admin | Mar 1, 2013 | POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty
On March 21st, Felipa Mena, co-chair of POWER-PAC, was one of five women honored by the Chicago Foundation for Women with their 2013 Impact Award for her relentless commitment to ending community violence through her work with young high school women and low-income...
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 | Jun 1, 2010 | POWER-PAC IL, Stepping Out of Poverty
POWER-PAC leaders began work on issues of economic security for low-income families last fall. A number of events are reaching families and policy makers to take on the particularly harsh repercussions of the recession. At a citywide forum more than 50 parents...
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