por Jacqui Guillen | Ago 21, 2025 | Justicia elemental, En los medios, Legislación
COFI-trained parents joined the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) and partners to celebrate Safe Schools for All (House Bill 3247), a new law that protects free education to all students, regardless of immigration status! COFI-trained leaders...
por Darius Vinesar | Feb 5, 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 Darius Vinesar | Nov 1, 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 de COFI | Abr 28, 2023 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, Legislación, POWER-PAC IL
We are less than a week away from COFI/POWER-PAC IL’s annual lobby day, Moms on a Mission–and parent leaders are on the ground fighting for our littlest ones! On April 18, Early Childhood Advocacy Day, a committed group of parent leaders (from Chicago, Evanston,...
por Administración de 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 de COFI | 31 de enero de 2022 | En los medios, Legislación
“Una ampliación del Crédito Tributario por Ingreso del Trabajo sería de gran ayuda para mi familia, sobre todo ahora que la pandemia ha repuntado. En este momento, nuestra seguridad económica es muy precaria. Los gastos de alimentos, alquiler y servicios públicos han aumentado considerablemente este año, y cada vez es más difícil...’.
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