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The 11th Annual Soccer Ball Presented by Allstate, January 27 at Morgan Manufacturing in Chicago is Urban Initiatives’ annual benefit. The event draws over 1,000 people from the Chicagoland area from various professional, academic, and artistic backgrounds for an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and celebration. In 2016, the Soccer Ball raised nearly $600,000 to…
Join Urban Initiatives on Saturday, October 1st for the 6th Annual Multicultural Cup at Haas Park. Over 90 UI kids from 4 different Chicago Public Schools representing Logan Square, North Lawndale, East Garfield Park, and Cabrini Green come together for a fun-filled celebration of the diverse populations across Chicago. This day of inclusion and…
Urban Initiatives invites you to a corporate soccer tournament presented by Optiver featuring friendly competition, team building, and representatives from 32 Chicagoland companies – the Corporate Challenge Cup. On Saturday, July 16, 2016 – in support of the 15,000 Chicago Public Schools students in Urban Initiatives’ programs – an estimated 320 Chicago professionals will gather…
On Thursday April 14, Urban Initiatives hosted its first ever “Night Out” at Sidetrack. The event brought together members of the LGBT community and served as a way to introduce Urban Initiatives’ sports-based youth development programs to the LGBT sports leagues and the larger LGBT community. Host Committee member Leslie Henry kicked off the night…
The rain and snow surely did not stop Team Captains from enjoying an engaging day at the Allstate Headquarters in Northbrook this past Friday. Fifth thru eighth graders from all around the city woke up early, embraced the unexpected weather, and brought their energy for a day full of interactive activities. The fourth Take the…
There is a quickly growing group of powerful and passionate adults in Chicago that are getting behind a movement and mission serving a matter near and dear to their hearts – their kids! Urban Initiatives had the great privilege of celebrating this group, the amazing and committed Urban Initiatives parents, last Thursday evening in our…
Sign up to volunteer at the Work to Play Cup here!
Chicago’s SBYD program staff have been working tirelessly this year to help kids cultivate a love of learning through sports, so Urban Initiatives honored this effort by hosting the first (and hopefully annual!) Program Staff Summit. The summit was an opportunity for them to learn about each other and learn from each other. Our goal was…
Check out Katie Sullivan, UI’s Program Evaluation and Volunteer Manager blog from when she attended Women On Call’s 10th Anniversary Meet & Match event. Urban Initiatives has been involved with Women On Call since its inception in 2006. Over the last 10 years, a variety of departments have benefitted from Women On Call’s support in…
The 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is almost here! Registration begins on March 8th and ends April 12th! Make the most of your experience by joining Team Urban Initiatives. Team members will raise funds in support of Urban Initiatives’ programming and serve as positive role models for the children we work with by promoting…
