The parent-based nonprofit says it will help them fund college savings accounts for local kids and fight for change – including increased mental health services in schools.
It's great news for Dexter Leggin – a volunteer and single parent who says COFI helped him raise his son.
"I'm in a community that is deprived of a lot of things, a lot of resources, and we have a lot of kids that's in trauma. So that's probably why it's so important to me," he said. The group held a rally before a meeting with lawmakers in Springfield, via Zoom, to discuss the changes they're fighting for.
"We're working on mental health within our communities. We are working on helping with early learning," said Rosalia Salgado, a parent leader and co-president of COFI."It's important to me, because I know COFI has helped my family succeed, and I want to give that to other families."
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