por Administración del COFI | Ene 31, 2022 | En los medios, Utilidades
“‘If they can get rid of that surcharge that would help tremendously to my family,’ said Donna Carpenter. This month the Englewood resident’s surcharge was more than $16. It helps pay for a Peoples Gas project to improve its infrastructure and...
por Administración del COFI | Ene 31, 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 | Dic 7, 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 | Nov 18, 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 | Nov 10, 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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