por Jacqui Guillen | Feb 28, 2025 | Este de San Luis, Salud, Alimentación y Recreo, Salud mental
Parent Leaders Mamie Cosey (right) and Rosalia Salgado (left) pose for a picture with Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton (middle). The Healing-Centered Illinois Task Force, which COFI and POWER-PAC IL parents Mamie Cosey (East St. Louis) and Rosalia Salgado...
por Jacqui Guillen | 16 de diciembre de 2024 | Salud, Alimentación y Recreo, POWER-PAC IL
Caption: Parent Leaders from Aurora and East St. Louis attend the launch of POWER-PAC IL’s parent-led publication, “Shining A Light: How Parent-Led Solutions Can Heal Our Communities and Address Trauma.” POWER-PAC IL Parents in the Health, Food, and...
por Jacqui Guillen | 26 de septiembre de 2024 | Salud, Alimentación y Recreo, POWER-PAC IL
NEW REPORT SHINES A LIGHT ON PARENT-LED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, SHOWS WHAT’S WORKING AND NOT WORKING FOR ILLINOIS FAMILIES COFI parents speak to the challenges U.S. Surgeon General raised in recent advisory about parental stress and...
por Administración del COFI | Nov 15, 2022 | Salud, Alimentación y Recreo, Salud mental
Recently, POWER-PAC IL parent leader Esmeralda Martinez and COFI organizer Emily Cole participated in a poster presentation through the Chicago Consortium for Community Engagement with the Chicago Department of Public Health. They shared parents’ research...
por Administración del COFI | Ago 27, 2021 | Salud, Alimentación y Recreo, En los medios
“Esmeralda Martinez, [POWER-PAC IL parent leader and Recess Campaign Co-Chair and] a Little Village resident with three kids, said mandating the 30 minutes was a good decision because sometimes teachers have taken recess away as a punishment. The law will ensure...
por Administración del COFI | 30 de mayo de 2019 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, Justicia elemental, General, Salud, Alimentación y Recreo, Mamás en una misión, POWER-PAC IL, Saliendo de la pobreza
El 8 de mayo, 150 madres, abuelas (¡y algunos papás!) y niños subieron a los autobuses rumbo a Springfield para la jornada anual de cabildeo de Madres en una Misión. Gracias al generoso apoyo de numerosos donantes de COFI, los padres líderes pudieron viajar y conectar con más de 70...