by Jacqui Guillen | Mar 6, 2026 | Testimonials
“I didn’t want to stop.” Meet Talibah. She’s the proud mother of four. In addition to raising her children, she is also a caretaker for her mother and brother. After attending her first COFI training in 2013, Talibah kept asking, “What’s next?”...
by Jacqui Guillen | Mar 6, 2026 | Testimonials
“I wouldn’t be doing all things I’m doing without COFI” Meet Gloria! Gloria is a proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She’s currently the POWER-PAC IL Co-President and lives in East St. Louis. Becoming POWER-PAC IL Co-President In 2016, Gloria was...
by Jacqui Guillen | Mar 6, 2026 | Testimonials
“Being a mother doesn’t come with a manual, but COFI is like a manual, and they help you grow and lead” Meet Nelly! She is a devoted mother of four and has lived in Illinois for nearly 20 years. She said people have always told her she was a leader, but it...
by Jacqui Guillen | Mar 6, 2026 | Testimonials
“We will triumph and succeed in what we are asking for when we organize together.” Meet María, or “Doña Mari” as other parents call her as a sign of respect. She is the proud mother of eight children, grandmother to 14, great-grandmother to seven, and...
by Steve Tolin | Aug 5, 2024 | Testimonials
In the small southern Illinois city of East St. Louis, Lettie Hicks knew that schools in her community faced many challenges; since 2015, she’s been part of a group of parents that is doing something about it. Lettie, who has three children, belongs to a group called...
by Steve Tolin | Aug 5, 2024 | Testimonials
I knew my life would be spent advocating and training people in the philosophy and practices of restorative justice. Karen Lynn Morton is Co-Chair Emeritus of POWER-PAC IL and the Coordinator of the Austin Peace Center, a restorative justice pilot project that...
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