por Administración del COFI | 31 de enero de 2022 | En los medios, Utilidades
"Si pueden eliminar ese recargo, eso ayudaría enormemente a mi familia", dijo Donna Carpenter. Este mes, el recargo de la residente de Englewood fue de más de $16. Ayuda a pagar un proyecto de Peoples Gas para mejorar su infraestructura y...
por Administración del COFI | 31 de enero de 2022 | En los medios, Legislación
“’An expanded Earned Income Credit would provide a lot of help for my family, especially as the pandemic has surged again. At this moment, we really don’t have economic security. Food, rent, and utility costs have gone way up this year, and it’s harder to...
por Administración del COFI | Dic 16, 2021 | Este de San Luis, En los medios
“Lettie Hicks, whose younger daughter is currently a second grade student in East St. Louis school district 189, received a warning letter after her daughter missed five days of school last year. Hicks was confused when she received the letter. Her school...
por Administración del COFI | 7 de diciembre de 2021 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios
“At a Monday meeting of the state’s Early Learning Council, an influential group of state officials and policymakers who make recommendations to the governor’s office and other agencies, some attendees argued for required numbers of seats of parents in such...
por Administración del COFI | 18 de noviembre de 2021 | En los medios, Saliendo de la pobreza
“The Chicago-based Community Organizing and Family Issues Project surveyed low-income parents in Chicago and downstate and found that, among those living on less than $15,000 a year, 22% had outstanding ticket debt. Added to high levels of debt from student...
por Administración del COFI | 10 de noviembre de 2021 | En los medios
“Dexter Leggin is Parent Liaison at Genevieve Melody Stem Elementary School and co-chair of the Elementary Justice Campaign, an effort through Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI), an organization that’s been training Chicago parents in leadership...
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