por Darío Vinesar | 5 de febrero de 2025 | Legislación
Today, COFI and POWER-PAC IL parents celebrated the official signing of the KIND “Kinship in Demand” Act! Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 4781, which requires DCFS (Department of Children and Family Services) to prioritize family members when placing foster...
por Darío Vinesar | 1 de noviembre de 2024 | Legislación
COFI parents Maria Sanchez and Gaby Piceno were featured in an article on Capitol News Illinois, speaking on their experiences with the state of healthcare for undocumented immigrants. At 87 years old, Maria had been living a long time without any preventive care or...
por Administración del COFI | 28 de abril de 2023 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, Legislación, POWER-PAC IL
Estamos a menos de una semana del día anual de cabildeo de COFI/POWER-PAC IL, Mamás en una Misión, ¡y los padres líderes están en el terreno luchando por nuestros pequeños! El 18 de abril, Día de la Defensa de la Primera Infancia, un grupo comprometido de padres líderes (de Chicago, Evanston,...
por Administración del COFI | 8 de febrero de 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 | 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 | Sep 30, 2021 | Justicia elemental, En los medios, Legislación
Many students across the state are returning to in-person school for the first time in a year and a half, and POWER-PAC IL parents are back to it as well and hitting the ground running! Pictured above are members of Southside Parents United Roundtable, or SPUR branch...
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