por Administración del COFI | Ene 31, 2018 | POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza
On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 POWER-PAC mothers and grandmothers, shared the results of their parent-to-parent surveys and personal stories of how they become indebted by predatory systems that take advantage of people living on a low-income, revealing what poverty...
por Administración del COFI | Ene 31, 2018 | En los medios, POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza
The Chicago Reader destaca el informe recién publicado de POWER-PAC, "Detener la espiral de la deuda" y entrevista a la líder de POWER-PAC, Rosazlia Grillier, sobre cómo la deuda está afectando a las familias de bajos ingresos. Mira el articulo completo aquí.
por Administración del COFI | Ene 10, 2018 | En los medios, POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza
The POWER-PAC Stepping Out of Poverty has been working with partners to oppose utility rate hikes that leave families with massive amounts of debt to the utility companies. Unfortunately, besides Commissioner Miguel del Valle, other members of the Illinois Commerce...
por Administración del COFI | Jun 21, 2017 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, POWER-PAC IL
Parents in Illinois won BIG! The Illinois Early Learning Council passed the parent leaders’ recommendations for a new Family Engagement Framework, which includes the creation of a Family Advisory Committee of parent leaders to provide authentic voice, input and...
por Administración del COFI | May 12, 2017 | En los medios, POWER-PAC IL
“It’s important to hear the voice of the parents,” Ellen Schumer, the Executive Director of COFI said. “Parent leaders are experts on what is happening in their families, schools and communities. In our work, they ground the issues and problem solving in their real...
por Administración del COFI | Nov 15, 2016 | POWER-PAC IL
This fall, POWER-PAC approved a new leadership structure for the organization, effective January 1, 2017. Parent leaders created four new regional branches in Chicago and two delegates from each of those branches along with the co-chairs of POWER-PAC’s four issue...
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