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Dear Supporter of Urban Initiatives, Welcome! It is my pleasure to serve as this year’s Honorary Chair of The Soccer Ball adn to support Urban Initiatives in its mission to provide a quality health and educational soccer program to Chicago’s inner city youth. At the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), we recognize that children’s out of…
Urban Initiatives has had a huge impact on us and our family because of the connection we feel both to the kids UI serves and the organization itself. With UI there is always an opportunity for close contact with the kids–a Crosstown Classic, attending a practice at one of the city schools, or going on…
Dear Club Barcelona, Last June on the last day of school, a lucky day indeed, I was visited by Jim Dower. He asked if Goethe School would be interested in having a soccer program for our students. It was like a gift from God. We are a humble neighborhood school with 90% poverty. We had…
The world reknowned Catalonian soccer club FC Barcelona came to Niketown Chicago on Friday and some lucky Urban Initiatives participants had the the opportunity to meet some of the players. FC Barcelona made a generous donation to the program and then lead a Q&A session, where the young members of Urban Initiatives had a chance…
The Chicago Housing Authority residents and the Plan for Transformation of Public Housing selected Urban Initiatives as a recipient of The 2007 Partner Appreciation Award. Thank you to CEO Sharon Gist Gilligan and Chairperson Martin Nesbitt who presented Urban Initiatives with a plaque for invaluable contributions.
Urban Initiatives kids participating in the Mayors Cup had the oppurtunity to meet world famous soccer star Freddy Adu. He currently plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal. Adu was born in Tema, Ghana, before emigrating to the United States at the age of eight and becoming a citizen in 2003. He plays for the United…