por Administración del COFI | Mar 28, 2023 | En los medios, Saliendo de la pobreza
“In Illinois, advocates and neighbors held a rally at the Bronzeville Children’s Museum – the nation’s only children’s museum dedicated to teaching Black history to kids– to promote the the importance of a bill to create a $700 per child Child Tax Credit for...
por Administración del COFI | Feb 19, 2023 | En los medios, Saliendo de la pobreza
“When Joan Van is sick, she doesn’t get paid. The East St. Louis-area restaurant server and single mother of three said she works doubles to make up the money when she or one of her children gets sick. ‘You can’t let your kids see you break down because...
por Administración del COFI | Feb 8, 2023 | En los medios, Legislación, Saliendo de la pobreza
Alongside Illinois state legislators, community partners and advocates, and COFI staff organizers, POWER-PAC IL parent leaders participated in a press conference in Springfield introducing a new Child Tax Credit. If Illinois legislators pass the law, eligible low-and...
por Administración del COFI | Dic 22, 2022 | En los medios, Utilidades
“The study began this summer with a request by the ICC Staff for feed-back from various stakeholders on the potential adoption of discount rates pursuant to CEJA. 12 agencies provided comments and input into the study, including: Ameren Illinois, ComEd,...
por Administración del COFI | 6 de diciembre de 2022 | Justicia elemental, En los medios
“Lisa Russell, madre de cuatro graduados de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago y defensora de los derechos de los padres en el West Side de la organización sin fines de lucro Community Organizing and Family Issues, dijo que un compañero de clase de su hijo menor tuvo que repetir el octavo grado poco antes de que llegara la pandemia. ...
por Administración del COFI | Nov 9, 2022 | General, En los medios
“What does it mean to be an advocate for all children and how can you jumpstart your own advocacy journey? We discussed the answers to these questions and so much more with Rosazlia Grillier, a founder and governing council member of the United Parent Leaders...
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