por Administración del COFI | Mar 1, 2015 | Salud, Alimentación y Recreo
Heather Bunker, Co-Chair of POWER-PAC’s Recess, Food and Health Committee, and COFI organizer Patricia Islas joined advocates from the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the Illinois No Kid Hungry Campaign for a 3-day National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference. They met...
por Administración del COFI | Ago 1, 2013 | Salud, Alimentación y Recreo
Everyday in Chicago, one out of four children wake up not knowing if they will have enough food to eat. For the second year in a row, COFI and POWER-PAC have teamed up with the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the No Kid Hungry Campaign to go door-to-door in three...
por Administración del COFI | Feb 1, 2013 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, Salud, Alimentación y Recreo, POWER-PAC IL
In light of President Obama’s call last night for increased investment in preschool, we are excited that our early learning work is making an impact in Chicago and Illinois. The Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development applauded the work of parent...
por Administración del COFI | Sep 1, 2012 | Salud, Alimentación y Recreo, POWER-PAC IL
In the third largest school district in the country, all 266,000+ children at 472 different elementary schools, now have recess, thanks to POWER-PAC’s organizing and Recess for All! Campaign. After an eventful and exciting first couple weeks of school, children,...
por Administración del COFI | Nov 1, 2011 | Salud, Alimentación y Recreo, POWER-PAC IL
Giving Thanks and Taking Action – Huffington Post, November 9, 2011 By K. Sujata, President/CEO, Chicago Foundation for Women “The days are getting shorter, but the future looks bright for women and girls. This year Chicago-area organizations have made...
por Administración del COFI | Ago 1, 2011 | Salud, Alimentación y Recreo
Chicago Public Schools CEO, Jean-Claude Brizard, announced on Chicago Public Radio WBEZ, that RECESS WILL BE MANDATORY in all elementary schools starting in the fall of 2012! “…by next fall, all schools – all elementary schools in the city – will have recess,” Brizard...