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Archer Daniels Midland Company recently donated $75,000 to Urban Initiatives. The donation will go toward funding our three flagship programs, Work to Play, Take the Lead, and Play with Potential, as well as Coach for Success, a program we are piloting this year designed to provide ongoing and developmentally-appropriate support for our Work to play…
Urban Initiatives is excited to announce our continued partnership with The Chicago Blackhawks Charities! This year, the Blackhawks will be the Champion Sponsors of our Work to Play program at THREE UI partner schools: Otis Elementary, Beilder Elementary, and Faraday Elementary through their $50,000 grant. Chicago Blackhawks Charities are committed to creating a better tomorrow…
Urban Initiatives is pleased to announce that we have been selected as a 2016 recipient of the Nike Community Impact Fund, a $5,000 grant that will help thousands of students across Chicago. The Nike Community Impact Fund (NCIF), in partnership with Charities Aid Foundation of America and the Oregon Community Foundation, is a collaborative approach to grant making…
The Quest Foundation has selected Urban Initiatives as a grant recipient for the 2016-2017 school year! For two years, the Quest Foundation has supported our Work to Play program, and this year we are excited to announce that the foundation will support an additional school with the $45,000 grant! The Quest Foundation will now be…
Urban Initiatives is pleased to announce our continued partnership with the MAXIMUS Foundation for the 2016-2017 school year! Support from the MAXIMUS Foundation will subsidize costs of nutritious snacks for the Work to Play team at Greene Elementary located in the McKinley Park community. The MAXIMUS Foundation is committed to supporting organizations and programs that promote personal growth and self-sufficiency…
REC Coordinators are vital to Urban Initiatives’ mission of empowering Chicago’s youth to become agents of community change through academic success, healthy living, and leadership development. They drive systematic change by connecting stakeholders and strengthening the social fabric of the community. Meet KyJuan, one of UI’s newest REC Coordinators! Basic info: Name, birthday, where you last went…
Urban Initiatives’ Community Resource Coordinator William Green is helping kids and families in Englewood take ownership of their school. For the last 13 years Urban Initiatives has provided many opportunities to make change in Chicago through academic success, healthy living, and leadership development. At the start of the 2016 – 2017 academic year for Chicago…
Program Associates are vital to Urban Initiatives’ mission of empowering Chicago’s youth to become agents of community change through academic success, healthy living, and leadership development. They drive systematic change by connecting stakeholders and strengthening the social fabric of the community. Meet Victoria, one of UI’s newest Program Associates! Basic info: Name, birthday, where you last went…
The morning after the election, coaches from the Chicagoland area came together for the 2nd annual Sports-Based Youth Development Practitioners’ Summit at the Breakthrough FamilyPlex on the west side. This event will take place annually as a social-professional opportunity for program staff to learn about how their work fits into the larger landscape of sports…
On Friday, October 21st, over 100 Urban Initiatives participants from Jahn, North River, Howe, Bateman, and Jordan took a trip to Wilmette to play in the 16th Wilmette Crosstown. One of the longest running UI events, the Wilmette Crosstown demonstrates one of the hallmarks of our programs: using sport and play to bridge communities. As UI teams arrived at…
