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\n\u201cThese organizing families provide snapshots of current and future community leaders protecting democracy and strengthening the rights of all.\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n
New findings from the Parent Power and Leadership Project highlights how COFI\u2019s innovative family-focused organizing model, The COFI Way<\/span><\/em><\/a>, not only helps transform parents, but also inspires and activates youth, families, and communities. The snapshots feature five COFI-trained parent leaders and their families coming together to build power within their families and communities.<\/p>\n
The participatory research was led by Dr. Jennifer Cossyleon and a design committee including COFI-trained parent leaders Felipa Mena, Rosazlia Grillier, Liliana Olayo, Lettie Hicks, and COFI’s Executive Director Ellen Schumer. This is the second part of a three-year project that includes five case studies across the country that began with a first-of-its-kind national landscape analysis of social justice parent leadership groups.<\/p>\n
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On October 30, 2025, COFI and the NYU Metro Center held a webinar to explore the report\u2019s findings and discuss the results with a panel of COFI Parent Leaders. The leaders were either featured in the report or served on the study\u2019s design committee. Watch the webinar below or click here to watch it on YouTube<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n
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