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Chicago Indoor Sports played host to an exciting UI game day on Friday, March 24. Students from Lee, Ward, and Reavis and a contingent of PwC volunteers enjoyed the afternoon together, which was filled with fun and healthy competition as the three teams scrimmaged against one another. Volunteers from PwC and the UI staff could…
On Saturday March 25th our friends from Nike Chicago invited a group of Urban Initiatives students to an experience not many people get. They each got a first-hand look at Nike’s latest innovation, the Nike VaporMax which was introduced at their SNEAKEASY. The secret space told the history of Nike’s storied sneaker franchise, the Air…
Team Captains Leo and Alexis teamed up with Allstate for their #TheySay campaign, giving them a unique opportunity to share an inside look at their leadership in action.
On Saturday, April 1, over 130 Urban Initiatives students, parents, staff, and volunteers celebrated the 2nd Annual Embrace Chicago Cup presented by Citadel. This event engages Chicagoans in building bridges across communities, giving back to Chicago neighborhoods, and promoting learning about what our amazing city has to offer through a field trip to a major cultural institution,…
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…
Urban Initiatives is excited to announce our 2016-2017 partnership with Target! Target is the Champion Sponsor of our Play with Potential program, which serves over 11,200 students in 18 schools across Chicago! Play with Potential is a structured recess program which aims to maximize the health, academic, and social and emotional learning benefits of recess periods as…
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…
One of UI’s most committed supporters, Stock candy company, helped celebrate another amazing Work to Play season by hosting the annual Storck-Urban Initiatives Game Day at Chicago Indoor Sports last Wednesday. Their group of 20 volunteers coached our kids on the field, distributed special edition Storck Game Day t-shirts, and served a deliciously healthy post-game…
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…
Our Take the Lead retreat at William Blair was a huge success. Friday morning, the city was buzzing in anticipation of the Cubs World Series parade. That did not stop 160 of our finest Team Captains from having a great experience at the William Blair Headquarters in downtown Chicago, even though classes were not in…
