por Jacqui Guillen | May 24, 2024 | Justicia elemental, En los medios
COFI and POWER-PAC IL parents joined Chief of Safety and Security Jadine Chou and the Whole School Safety Steering Committee on May 23 to present a safety plan to the Chicago Board of Education – and it was voted through for public comment! The plan emphasizes...
por Jacqui Guillen | May 9, 2024 | En los medios, Saliendo de la pobreza
Liliana Olayo, COFI Board Member and Co-Chair of POWER-PAC IL’s Health, Food, and Recess Campaign, spoke to WBEZ’s Mawa Iqbal about the proposed state Child Tax Credit. She said, “You have to choose between paying bills, paying your rent, or feeding your family. I...
por Jacqui Guillen | Ene 22, 2024 | Este de San Luis, En los medios
As Congress considers expanding the federal child tax credit (CTC), COFI and POWER-PAC IL Parent Leader LeAnn Swain (East St. Louis) spoke to WCIA 3 News about how the 2021 CTC helped her get household necessities for her family. Here is an excerpt: “During the...
por Jacqui Guillen | Dic 1, 2023 | ciudad de chicago, En los medios, Saliendo de la pobreza
COFI Board Co-Chair and UPLAN Governing Council member Rosazlia Grillier (Ms. Rose) spoke against Chicago’s overnight winter parking ban and how it financially burdens residents to CBS Chicago. See the excerpt here: “‘Sometimes there’s absolutely no snow at all yet...
por Jacqui Guillen | 12 de octubre de 2023 | En los medios, POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza, Utilidades
Peoples Gas solicitó a la ICC (Comisión de Comercio de Illinois) la aprobación de un aumento récord de tarifas, pero el aumento perjudicaría a las familias que luchan por mantenerse al día con el aumento de las facturas de gas. Donna Carpenter, copresidenta de POWER-PAC IL, explica a CBS Chicago por qué un aumento de tarifas es...
por Jacqui Guillen | 7 de octubre de 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...
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