by Gino Whitaker | Aug 1, 2024 | Testimonials
We have to continue because the fight is not over. Meet Donna Carpenter, a COFI/POWER-PAC IL mother and lifelong Englewood resident who has stood at the forefront of the affordable utilities fight for years. In 2006, with her youngest child in preschool, Donna...
by COFI Admin | Aug 1, 2024 | Testimonials
There should be nothing about us without us. Rosazlia (Ms. Rose) Grillier is the mother of two now-adult daughters, a longtime activist in her South Side Englewood community, and President-Emeritus of POWER-PAC IL. She is the former co-chair of POWER-PAC’s Stepping...
by Gino Whitaker | Aug 1, 2024 | Testimonials
Nobody is going to do it but us. Felipa’s life changed dramatically in 2009 when her twenty-year old son, Angel, was killed by street violence. While Felipa had already been organizing to make life better for low-income families and low-wage working women for years,...
by Gino Whitaker | Aug 1, 2024 | Testimonials
I would always fight for my children no matter what. My children remember me telling them when they started school that I would always fight for them no matter what. My son, who struggled, saw this firsthand when I showed up again and again to make certain he had what...
by Gino Whitaker | Aug 1, 2024 | Testimonials
I am not alone. There are others I can reach out to for help or support. COFI Center training has been an amazing opportunity—learning, networking, and most importantly, building meaningful relationships with each other. I came home with such an overwhelming sense of...
by Gino Whitaker | Aug 1, 2024 | Testimonials
We’re empowering parents to step out of their comfort zones, to become acquainted with the leader within themselves, and to organize with other parents to create lasting change. There I was standing in front of eight parents who were expecting me to teach them...
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