por Administración del COFI | Sep 30, 2021 | Sin categorizar
Many students across the state are returning to in-person school for the first time in a year and a half, and POWER-PAC IL parents are back to it as well and hitting the ground running! Pictured above are members of Southside Parents United Roundtable, or SPUR branch...
por Administración del COFI | Oct 15, 2020 | General, Sin categorizar
COFI is launching a new Center for Action and Learning that aims to catalyze a national parent-led movement for economic and racial justice and to provide support and capacity building for organizations across the country using The COFI Way. The Center seeks to expand...
por Administración del COFI | Feb 28, 2020 | En los medios, Sin categorizar
Lettie Hicks and Parents United for Change, a team of COFI-trained parents and a branch of POWER-PAC IL, advanced a campaign for safe passage to and from school and won busing for students living in dangerous neighborhoods. See the full Education Week video...
por Administración del COFI | Jul 31, 2018 | POWER-PAC IL, Sin categorizar
Parent leaders of POWER-PAC Illinois’ Governing Council came to Chicago for the “Taste of POWER-PAC”. Parent leaders from Aurora, Chicago, Elgin and East St. Louis hopped on a school bus to tour Chicago communities, taste the cuisine, and learn about Chicago...
por Administración del COFI | May 30, 2018 | Sin categorizar
Four COFI parent leaders participated in digital storytelling workshops with DePaul’s Egan Center and the “Parents as Disruptors” initiative. Parent leaders teamed up with DePaul students to create their own digital stories in a series of workshops. They reflected on...
por Administración del COFI | Feb 27, 2018 | Sin categorizar
Parents United for Change, a group of COFI-trained mothers who are also a new branch of POWER-PAC Illinois, won bus transportation for 338 elementary school children! Parents expressed concerns about unsafe walking conditions and began advocating for school bus...