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  • Meet Jamila!

    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 Jamila, one of UI’s newest REC Coordinators! Basic info: Name, birthday, where you last went…

    Meet Jamila!
  • Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Ricky!

    14 Team Urban Initiatives runners have been training hard since this past Spring for the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. We are excited to introduce you all the members of Team UI and learn a little about why they signed up to run 26.2 for thousands of UI kids across Chicago. Who are you?…

    Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Ricky!
  • Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Sam!

    14 Team Urban Initiatives runners have been training hard since this past Spring for the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. We are excited to introduce you all the members of Team UI and learn a little about why they signed up to run 26.2 for thousands of UI kids across Chicago. Who are you?…

    Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Sam!
  • Invest For Kids Invests in UI

    Urban Initiatives is thrilled to announce our newest partnership with Invest for Kids! We are honored to have been selected as one of seven nonprofits who are beneficiaries of this 2016 gift. Invest for Kids, founded by Ron Levin and Ben Kovler, is a charity that is focused on bringing the Chicago Investment Community together in…

    Invest For Kids Invests in UI
  • Meet Dajuan!

    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 Dajuan, one of UI’s newest Program Associates! Basic info: Name, birthday, where you last went…

    Meet Dajuan!
  • Coach Camila!

    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 Camila, one of UI’s newest Program Associates! Basic info: Name, birthday, where you last went…

  • Coach Cecilia!

    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 Cecilia, one of UI’s newest Program Associates! Basic info: Name, birthday, where you last went…

  • Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Nicholette!

    14 Team Urban Initiatives runners have been training hard since this past Spring for the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. We are excited to introduce you all the members of Team UI and learn a little about why they signed up to run 26.2 for thousands of UI kids across Chicago. Who are you?…

    Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Nicholette!
  • Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Justine!

    14 Team Urban Initiatives runners have been training hard since this past Spring for the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. We are excited to introduce you all the members of Team UI and learn a little about why they signed up to run 26.2 for thousands of UI kids across Chicago. Who are you?…

    Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Justine!
  • Sky Ranch Foundation™ Grants Take the Lead $25,000

    Urban Initiatives is excited to announce that the Sky Ranch Foundation™ will continue their support of the Take the Lead program during the 2016/2017 school year. The Sky Ranch Foundation™ has granted UI $25,000 to support Take the Lead program expenses. As Take the Lead continues to grow and develop, this grant will be instrumental in…

    Sky Ranch Foundation™ Grants Take the Lead $25,000