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Construyendo el poder de los padres

COFI capacita a los padres para que sean líderes poderosos y los padres capacitados por COFI logran grandes cosas.

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WHO WE ARE

COFI fortalece el poder y la voz de las familias de bajos ingresos en todas las áreas de la vida cívica, desde las instituciones y comunidades locales hasta los ámbitos de políticas estatales y federales.

Capacitó a 6,415 padres

en Illinois y en todo el país en más de 50 comunidades en cientos de sitios escolares y comunitarios

receso restablecido

para más de 266 000 estudiantes de primaria

Reescribió el Código de Conducta Estudiantil

con una filosofía de justicia restaurativa

Reformed Chicago municipal fees and fines

eliminando 13.731 tickets y reduciendo $5,2 millones de deuda

Beneficios ampliados de SNAP

(formerly called “food stamps”) for 40,000 Illinois families

Llamaron a 44.341 puertas

referir a niños de cero a cinco años a programas de aprendizaje temprano en 2022
Nuestro impacto
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WHAT WE DO

El modelo de COFI

Un modelo de organización probado y centrado en la familia sobre cómo las personas que están fuera de los centros de poder se convierten en líderes, construyen organizaciones y ganan.

Self, Family & Team + Team Building

Leadership begins from within. It starts with a parent’s personal, family, and community goals.

Community Outreach & Action

Construir asociaciones comunitarias y reunir a los padres líderes en torno a objetivos comunes.

Policy & Systems Change

Uniendo a los padres de todas las razas y comunidades para trabajar con los tomadores de decisiones para lograr cambios reales y duraderos en las políticas y los sistemas.

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Cómo lo hacemos

Obtenga capacitación

We’ll share what we’ve learned about building parents’ power so you can incorporate The COFI Way into your own efforts.

COFI Center for Action and Learning

Nuestros talleres prácticos y prácticos están diseñados específicamente para organizadores comunitarios, proveedores de servicios sociales, administradores escolares, defensores, legisladores y padres líderes veteranos de todo el país.

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SPOTLIGHT

Nueva guía: "¡Nos alegra que hayas preguntado!"

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Conocer a los padres

Their inspiring stories of passion, persistence, and courage are the heart of COFI.

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Testimonios

Cristina Pacione-Zayas
“Parents are really the true champions, the true fighters. That gives me the fuel that I need to be able to push while I'm here in Springfield.”
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Cristina Pacione-Zayas
Primer subjefe de gabinete de la ciudad de Chicago (y ex senador del estado de Illinois)
“Parents are really the true champions, the true fighters. That gives me the fuel that I need to be able to push while I'm here in Springfield.”
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Cristina Pacione-Zayas
Cristina Pacione-Zayas
Primer subjefe de gabinete de la ciudad de Chicago (y ex senador del estado de Illinois)
Dr. Jennifer Norrell
“COFI parent leaders bring voice to parent concerns, including parents who are not able to or confident sharing their own feedback.”
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Dra.Jennifer Norrell
Superintendente, Distrito Escolar 131 del Este de Aurora
“COFI parent leaders bring voice to parent concerns, including parents who are not able to or confident sharing their own feedback.”
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Dr. Jennifer Norrell
Dra.Jennifer Norrell
Superintendente, Distrito Escolar 131 del Este de Aurora
Jenna Severson
“All the stories I've had the privilege of hearing from COFI parents have stuck with me. No matter the venue, I've had some of the best moments of my career with COFI parents.”
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Jenna Severson
Gerente de Comunicaciones, Seguridad Económica para Illinois
“All the stories I've had the privilege of hearing from COFI parents have stuck with me. No matter the venue, I've had some of the best moments of my career with COFI parents.”
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Jenna Severson
Jenna Severson
Gerente de Comunicaciones, Seguridad Económica para Illinois
Carlos Azcoitia
“The people in community –you build on those assets. You develop your assets and they become your ambassadors. That’s what distinguishes COFI from other places.”
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carlos azcoitia
Profesor Emérito, Universidad Nacional Louis
“The people in community–you build on those assets. You develop your assets and they become your ambassadors. That’s what distinguishes COFI from other places.”
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Carlos Azcoitia
carlos azcoitia
Profesor Emérito, Universidad Nacional Louis
Senator Kimberly Lightford
“You can respect parents' judgment and believe what they say. They are willing to work in the trenches, not just show up for photo-ops.”
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Senadora Kimberly Lightford
Líder de la Mayoría, Asamblea General de Illinois
“You can respect parents' judgment and believe what they say. They are willing to work in the trenches, not just show up for photo-ops.”
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Senator Kimberly Lightford
Senadora Kimberly Lightford
Líder de la Mayoría, Asamblea General de Illinois
Ernesto Matias
“They are persistent on the issue and are respectful about working with us to find solutions because we’re losing too many kids.”
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Ernesto Matías
Directora de Educación, Junta de Educación del Estado de Illinois
“They are persistent on the issue and are respectful about working with us to find solutions because we’re losing too many kids.”
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Ernesto Matias
Ernesto Matías
Directora de Educación, Junta de Educación del Estado de Illinois
Tawa Jogunosimi
“We were pointing at data. Rosazlia was always the person who would distill it down to how it was going to help parents.”
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Tawa Jogunosimi
Oficial sénior de programas, Fundación MacArthur
“We were pointing at data. Rosazlia was always the person who would distill it down to how it was going to help parents.”
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Tawa Jogunosimi
Tawa Jogunosimi
Oficial sénior de programas, Fundación MacArthur
Nancy Shier
“Bringing parents through the process that COFI does has shown success that I haven’t seen much of elsewhere.”
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nancy shier
Vicepresidente jubilado de Política de Illinois, Comience temprano
“Bringing parents through the process that COFI does has shown success that I haven’t seen much of elsewhere.”
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Nancy Shier
nancy shier
Vicepresidente jubilado de Política de Illinois, Comience temprano
James Bebley
“COFI’s approach is to say, "Hey, there’s a problem. Let’s figure out how to solve it." And their parent leaders are the ones who give the perspective.”
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james bebley
Director ejecutivo interino, Autoridad de Vivienda de Chicago
“COFI’s approach is to say, "Hey, there’s a problem. Let’s figure out how to solve it." And their parent leaders are the ones who give the perspective.”
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James Bebley
james bebley
Director ejecutivo interino, Autoridad de Vivienda de Chicago

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NEWS

New COFI Report Shines a Light on Parent-Led Policy Recommendations About the Mental Health System

Sept 26, 2024

PUBLICATIONS

We’re Glad You Asked!

21 de febrero de 2024

COFI CENTER

Introducción al estilo COFI (virtual)

Feb 25, 2025

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