por Administración del COFI | Sep 29, 2016 | Campaña de Aprendizaje Temprano, General, Saliendo de la pobreza
COFI-trained Parent Leaders from across the state of Illinois met on September 27 in Bloomington, Illinois to brainstorm ideas for building statewide parent voice on behalf of young children and their families. They also met with a representative of the Illinois State...
por Administración del COFI | Sep 30, 2015 | Saliendo de la pobreza
Over 100 parents across Illinois have already participated in Children’s Savings Accounts (CSA) Summits hosted by POWER-PAC, COFI and our long-time partner, Illinois Asset Building Group. In mid-September, the first summit was held in East St. Louis and since then one...
por Administración del COFI | Nov 1, 2014 | Saliendo de la pobreza
On Election Day, November 4th, POWER-PAC “Stepping Out Of Poverty” (STOP) parent members celebrated the passage of the Illinois Minimum Wage advisory referendum approved by 68% of the voters! And – two weeks later, they joined partners from Raise...
por Administración del COFI | Jul 1, 2014 | Saliendo de la pobreza
POWER-PAC parent leaders joined the Governor of Illinois twice this summer to witness the signing of new legislation into law. Both bills passed the legislature in part due to the efforts of POWER-PAC parents advocating in Springfield on behalf of low-income children...
por Administración del COFI | Mar 1, 2014 | Saliendo de la pobreza
More than 70 people gathered at two POWER-PAC parent forums to share stories and solutions about ways to end poverty and increase family economic security. Leaders of POWER-PAC’s Stepping Out of Poverty (STOP) Campaign conducted participatory action research in...
por Administración del COFI | Jul 1, 2013 | Saliendo de la pobreza
Parent leaders Rosazlia Grillier and Rosalva Nava co-facilitated the racial wealth gap discussion in East St. Louis and are pictured here with Dr. Tom Shapiro, a Brandeis professor and expert on the racial wealth gap. POWER-PAC parents’ work to reduce the...
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