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March 2025
A Latina woman holding and reviewing papers in a folder

Phase 2: Community Outreach & Action

Register here or scroll down! At the 3.5 day Phase 2 training, you will learn how to build a parent team and work with them to do one-on-one relationship building interviews, map a community, choose an issue campaign and win tangible victories in their schools and communities. It includes in-depth exploration of the second year […]
11 - 14 Mar
Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI)
Chicago, IL, 60616
June 2025
Three women pose for a photo at the end of Phase 3 training for The COFI Way. The woman in the middle holds up a certificate of completion.

Phase 3: Policy & Systems Change

Register here or scroll down! This is the final and ongoing phase of The COFI Way that covers how to bring together parent teams (built through the Phase 1 and Phase 2 process) to work on their first policy change campaign and to build a parent power organization.  Phase 3 builds off of the incremental […]
24 - 27 Jun
Q Center
1405 N 5th Ave, St. Charles, IL 60174
October 2025
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Phase 1: Self, Family & Team + Team Building

Register here or scroll down! Phase 1: Self, Family & Team + Team Building is for people who plan to incorporate The COFI Way, a family-focused parent leadership and organizing model, in their own community groups, schools, and agencies. This training teaches how to recruit parents, use COFI’s training curriculum for leadership development, and in-depth […]
21 - 24 Oct
Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI)
Chicago, IL, 60616
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