por Administrador de COFI | Dic 22, 2020 | General, POWER-PAC IL
ABOVE: In June, parent leader Dexter Leggin spoke at a press conference where a city ordinance was announced to end police presence in schools. In 2020, COFI discovered what it means to community organize during a global pandemic. From helping neighbors to winning...
por Administrador de COFI | Ene 28, 2020 | Justicia elemental, POWER-PAC IL
This winter, POWER-PAC IL parents won a victory when Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Chicago Police Department (CPD) finalized an agreement laying out new rules for police in Chicago Schools. Last year, in partnership with the then-Attorney General Lisa Madigan,...
por Administrador de COFI | Sep 30, 2019 | ciudad de chicago, POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza
In less than two years of organizing and advocacy by POWER-PAC IL’s Stepping Out of Poverty Campaign, Chicago has taken the first step to reforming its fees and fines system! On January 18, 2018, parents published the “Stopping the Debt Spiral” report exposing the...
por Administrador de COFI | Jul 18, 2019 | ciudad de chicago, General, POWER-PAC IL
Please join us to celebrate the life of Ms. Gloria Harris! S A T U R D A Y J U L Y 2 7 | 1 : 0 0 – 2 : 3 0 PM | COFI Office: 1436 W. Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60607 Please let us know you are coming by calling (312) 226-5141 or email...
por Administrador de COFI | May 30, 2019 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, Justicia elemental, General, Justicia y equidad en salud mental, Mamás en una misión, POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza
On May 8th, 150 mothers, grandmothers (and a few dads!) and children boarded the buses to Springfield for the annual Moms on a Mission lobby day. With the generous backing of many COFI donors, parent leaders were able to make the trip and connect with more than 70...
por Administrador de COFI | Abr 30, 2019 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, POWER-PAC IL
This month, COFI-trained parent leaders in the Austin and Englewood communities held three new Mighty Math Fun Family events as a part of an ongoing initiative to make math fun and accessible to young children and their parents. COFI-trained parent peer facilitators...
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