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Piccolo School of Excellence is a turnaround school that experienced a complete overhaul of the teachers and admin 5 years ago. Through the tireless work of the staff, it has become a Level 1+ school within that time.! The school has high hopes of continuing its work with the children and also serving the needs…
On Tuesday, July 18 a group of volunteers from Guggenheim Partners spent the day at Urban Initiative’s largest summer camp site, Jahn Elementary School. The volunteers spent their morning playing games, doing arts and crafts, and sweating it out in the hot summer sun with 40 Urban Initiatives students.
For the third year, Urban Initiatives hosted the highly anticipated Corporate Challenge Cup at Humboldt Park. The all-day soccer tournament allows companies from across the Chicago area to come together for a day of friendly competition and giving back. This year, 24 teams competed for the coveted title of Corporate Challenge Cup champion. All of…
The UI team is growing! Meet Emily, the newest member of Team Urban Initiatives. Emily is the new Development Coordinator and is looking forward to contributing to the growth and impact of Urban Initiatives. Welcome Emily to the team!
Today Brian joins the UI Board of Directors and we can’t wait to have him and his family involved in every aspect of Urban Initiatives.
sports-based youth development partners from the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Run, Girls in the Game, and Urban Initiatives convened at Prieto school to celebrate the end of year field day with fun physical activity.
The Urban Initiatives Work to Play Cup is our annual celebration of Urban Initiatives’ program participants and their achievements during the school year. The 5th Anniversary Work to Play Cup Presented by Target drew over 2,000 people, including 1,300 K-4th grade children; over 200 5th-8th grade Team Captains; players’ families representing 41 Chicago Public Schools. Urban…
On any given Friday when most students are going home for the weekend, Urban Initiatives teams from all over the city are getting on the bus to travel and play soccer with their peers at different schools. They’ve been getting excited all week, and now they’re putting on their bright uniforms, representing their school, and…
Earth Day was founded in 1970 to promote respect for life on the planet as well as to encourage awareness threats to that life, especially pollution. Advocates usually celebrate on April 22nd with outdoor performances and acts of service to environment including planting trees, picking up roadside trash, conducting various programs for recycling and conservation.…
Jahn Team Captain Leo received a behind the scenes tour of William Blair where he learned all about the U.S. Stock Market. It is year 2 of a two year partnership with William Blair and Take the Lead, we are excited to share yet another unique learning opportunity for our Team Captains. “I recently had…