Join Us On a Journey to Center Family and Community Voice in Real Democracy

True democracy requires engagement of all community members. How do we engage and center the voices of parents and community in community and public systems?

Over the next six months, COFI’s Center for Action and Learning and the COFI Wisdom Advisory Council will host a three-part Webinar Series.

Through this webinar series, we’ll explore how funders, advocacy groups, policymakers, and community organizations can deepen their commitment to parent and community voice and support a real, multi-racial democracy.

“We’re Glad You Asked” – Advocates and Parents Share How They Work Together to Win Change

29 de octubre de 2026

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time

Join Ameya Pawar, President and CEO of Michael Reese Health Trust and former Chicago alderman; Karen Lusson, Senior Attorney for the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC); and COFI parent leaders for an exciting discussion about community at the forefront of public policymaking.

Hear from the frontline about how they have allied together and won major change to benefit families, and gain tools and how-to’s for bringing family voices to the center of policy advocacy work.

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“Sharing the Learning” – Emerging Models of Parent Organizing

January 2027

Learn from several states (Michigan, New York, California) about how they have launched creative new efforts that both empower family leaders and win city- and state-level policy change.

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“Bridging the Gaps” – Building an Inclusive Democracy

March 2027

Be inspired by parents who use COFI’s family-focused organizing model to work together across differences in society – immigrant and non-immigrant families, Black and Brown together, upstate and downstate.