por Administración del COFI | Mar 31, 2019 | General, Entrenamiento de liderazgo
The COFI Institute trained staff and leaders of community organizations and school districts across the country in Phase 2: Train the Trainer: Community Outreach & Action this month. Participants received an overview of the COFI model of Family Focused Organizing...
por Administración del COFI | Ene 30, 2019 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, Justicia elemental, General, Salud, Alimentación y Recreo, POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza
As the upcoming Mayoral and Aldermanic elections in Chicago approach, COFI/POWER-PAC parents created and approved a 2019 Platform, covering education, economic security, health and immigration issues that matter to families. Their platform (LINK HERE) highlights...
por Administración del COFI | Jun 30, 2018 | General
On Saturday, June 30, members of the parent team, Padres Activos de Nixon/The Active Parents of Nixon, helped gather 200 community volunteers and built a new playground at Nixon Elementary School in the Hermosa community! Parent leaders started this campaign 2 years...
por Administración del COFI | 11 de abril de 2018 | General
Jennifer Cossyleon poses with COFI parent leaders who heard her present her research. PhD candidate, Jennifer Cossyleon examines how COFI’s grassroots organizing shapes parents’ lives in her recently released “Coming Out of My Shell: Motherleaders Contesting Fear,...
por Administración del COFI | Mar 30, 2018 | General
Ellen has dedicated her life and career to lifting up the voices of women, often far from the center of power. She feels honored and humbled by Chicago Foundation for Women’s recognition, but ultimately knows it is a tribute to the strong and powerful voices of the...
por Administración del COFI | Dic 21, 2017 | General
We are excited to share a new evaluation report Success Story: COFI Scales Parent Engagement Work highlighting the learnings from COFI’s expansion work the past four years. COFI expanded to new communities, reaching nearly 600 parents of young children across...
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