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After weeks of preparation, hours of inflating soccer balls, sorting jerseys and making school visits, the 2013-2014 Work to Play season officially kicked off at 26 schools! Hooray! As a newcomer to the program, this being my 5th week on the staff, I was a little overwhelmed by how much was going on. There was…
A big shout out to a local title insurance company, Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. (ATG), for giving the Attucks school a boost just in time for the fall Work to Play season. Attucks has been partnered with Urban Initiatives since 2006, but when budget shortages left the school’s administrators wondering if they would be…
The Chicago Cubs and Cubs Charities teamed up with Urban Initiatives for a fun and exciting way to enjoy the summer days. The Cubs on the Move Fitness Trolley visited, Otis, Lloyd, Tarkington and Gunsaulus each week with one message, Play Every Day.
In an effort to encourage and reward upstanding behavior, staff members from Prieto Math & Science Academy put together a carnival of epic proportions for their students. With the help of Urban Initiatives Program Associates and a group of volunteers from BMO Harris Bank, the school set up a number of fun and interactive booths…
Urban initiatives shouts out a huge THANK YOU to Team pwc for volunteering at the indoor center last week. pwc volunteers spent their friday afternoon brushing up on rusty soccer moves and cheering on their teams. players from PECS, marquette and greene were proud to show off the soccer skills that they have beeN Practicing all season.…
On Friday, May 3rd Urban Initiatives kids from Sherman, Little Village Academy, Marquette and Greene participated in a fierce soccer match against the Chicago Inferno! This however was not an ordinary soccer match; this was 11 of the Chicago Inferno player’s vs. 100 of our Urban Initiatives kids! A rainy afternoon almost had us cancelling…
It’s that time once again! Head on over to the Summer Rummage Sale at Christ Church in Winnetka to find all sorts of amazing clothing, outdoor furniture, books and summer sports equipment all in great condition at very affordable prices. We’ll see everyone there on Saturday, June 1st from 8am to Noon!
urban Initiatives is enormously grateful to have partnered with starbucks and hyatt as a part of their Global month of community Service to make a difference in the englewood community and the lives of Urban IniTIAtives participants. We are excited about the possibility of CONtinuinG This partnership to support our beloved schools. urban Initiatives…
To kick-start the spring season of the Work to Play Program, Cubs Care renewed their support of the Work to Play Program at Friedrich L. Jahn School in the Hamlin Park neighborhood and Dr. Jorge Prieto Math and Science Academy in the Belmont Craigin neighborhood. The health and education soccer teams at these schools are,…
Urban Initiatives is excited that The Adair Group chose us as one of their T-Shirt Causes! They donated 5 dozen t-shirts for the Work to Play Cup on Saturday, June 8th. Check out their website, www.theadairgroup.com, and see all the awesome products they have. Keep them in mind for all your affordable and reliable t-shirt…