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 | Feb 10, 2017 | POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza, Utilidades
POWER-PAC co-chair and parent leader Rosazlia Grillier testified at an Illinois Commerce Commission hearing on how the rising cost of utilities is leaving too many families in the cold – literally! The Illinois Commerce Commission is concluding an investigation into a...
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...
por Administración del COFI | Oct 30, 2016 | Justicia elemental, Legislación, POWER-PAC IL
The week of October 17th to 22nd, POWER-PAC parent leaders joined partners from across the country as part of the Dignity in Schools 7th Annual National Week of Action against School Pushout. In Chicago, POWER-PAC parent leaders hosted a teach-in along with the...
por Administración del COFI | Sep 1, 2014 | POWER-PAC IL
Rosalva Nava, a member of the POWER-PAC Leadership Council, presented at the Chicago Foundation for Women’s 29th Annual Luncheonbefore 2,000 of the Foundation’s donors, grant recipients and partners. She shared her intense story of surviving domestic violence...
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