Urban Initiatives

The Play with Potential recess program at Daley Elementary Academy has seen some true success.  Each day, the students can be found actively playing and enjoying their time at Cornell Square Park.  Students in first through fifth grade follow a structured recess schedule.  Each day, they engage in a new activity that promotes teamwork, positive…

Encouraging kids to eat their vegetables is a timeless challenge, but Urban Initiatives’ partnership at Tarkington School of Excellence has discovered a new strategy to incentivize students to eat the variety of food served at lunch. Coach Noah spends every Tuesday at Tarkington, pioneering health-related projects to reach all 1000 students in the school and…

Urban Initiatives has yet again expanded our horizons and broken through into a new arena of exciting outreach and impact. The Mentor Coach program has officially begun! What is the Mentor Coach program, you ask? Urban Initiatives’ success as a program has resulted in many of our soccer players consistently returning to the team even…

Everyone knows that De’Ron Hunter is an outstanding young man. His academic reputation is strong, and his 4th grade teacher enjoys having him in her class. When asked, he will casually say, “Well, usually I get A’s and B’s on my report card.” De’Ron has perfect attendance at soccer practice, and has gotten all “5’s”…

Urban Initiatives is fortunate to work with incredible coaches that come directly from the communities we serve. One such coach who consistently goes above and beyond and demonstrates incredible commitment to the Work to Play Program and the kids is Coach Kesharn Wright from Reavis Elementary. Coach Wright’s children, 7th grader Chevaughn, 5th grader Gabrielle…