por Jacqui Guillen | Sep 28, 2023 | En los medios, POWER-PAC IL, Utilidades
“[Valerie] Carroll, 60, is a lifelong Englewood resident and has been taking care of her disabled brother for the past five years. She’s getting ready to apply for funds from LIHEAP or the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps households behind on...
por Jacqui Guillen | Sep 9, 2023 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, En los medios, POWER-PAC IL
“Among those families making difficult decisions is Lisa Russell’s. The West Side delegate for Community Organizing and Family Issues is a grandmother of three who helps her daughter manage her children’s complicated school and care schedule. ‘My daughter was eligible...
por Jacqui Guillen | Ago 31, 2023 | POWER-PAC IL
Things are heating up at COFI! This summer, parent leaders have a lot of victories to be proud of, including a meeting with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration and the announcement of the new Illinois First Steps program, which POWER-PAC IL leaders have fought for...
por Administración del 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 del COFI | Mar 31, 2023 | POWER-PAC IL, Utilidades
Parent leaders fight for affordable utilities This spring, COFI/POWER-PAC IL parent leaders are taking to the streets and standing up for affordable utilities! In late March, an enthusiastic crew of POWER-PACers joined a hundred other community advocates at...
por Administración del COFI | Feb 28, 2023 | POWER-PAC IL
Springtime will soon be upon us, which means that POWER-PAC IL parent leaders are hard at work with another important legislative session! Several leaders have given powerful testimonies in support of key priorities on their legislative agenda: Parents were in...