by COFI Admin | Nov 18, 2024 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, Justicia elemental, POWER-PAC IL
Photo caption: Top photo: COFI and POWER-PAC IL Parent Leaders with the Chicago elected school board candidates. Bottom left photo: Talibah Moore speaking at the Chicago “Babies Can’t Wait!” rally. Bottom right photo: Elgin Parent Leader Ana Arguenta...
by Jacqui Guillen | Oct 7, 2023 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios, POWER-PAC IL
POWER-PAC IL/Chicago Westside Branch Delegate Lisa Russell and POWER-PAC IL Early Learning Campaign Co-Chair Yolanda Williams spoke at the Illinois Child Care for All Coalition’s West Side Town Hall on October 5. The Coalition, which COFI and POWER-PAC IL are a...
by Jacqui Guillen | Sep 9, 2023 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios, POWER-PAC IL
“Among those families making difficult decisions is Lisa Russell’s. The West Side delegate for Community Organizing and Family Issues is a grandmother of three who helps her daughter manage her children’s complicated school and care schedule. ‘My daughter was eligible...
by COFI Admin | Abr 28, 2023 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, Legislación, POWER-PAC IL
We are less than a week away from COFI/POWER-PAC IL’s annual lobby day, Moms on a Mission–and parent leaders are on the ground fighting for our littlest ones! On April 18, Early Childhood Advocacy Day, a committed group of parent leaders (from Chicago, Evanston,...
by COFI Admin | Abr 12, 2023 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios
“For Rocio Mancera, an Evanston mother of four, Early Childhood Advocacy Day on April 18 is an opportunity to fight for the voiceless. ‘If we don’t advocate for the children, who else can?’ said Mancera, in an interview translated from Spanish....
by COFI Admin | Nov 4, 2022 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios
“As parents, we are experts in our children’s development, interests, culture, and strengths. We are also their advocates as they enter the world and begin school. But while kids learn initial social and emotional skills at home, the learning doesn’t stop when...