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Helena Correa is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil. At 13, she moved to Indiana, where she currently resides today. She attended Indiana University, Bloomington, where she majored in political science. One of her favorite things about Chicago is being able to eat food from all over the world due to the city’s culturally diverse neighborhoods.…
What a night at the ballpark! For the final stretch of Urban Initiatives’ partnership with the Cubs on the Move Fitness Trolley this summer, the Cubs generously invited over 200 UI participants and their families to watch the Cubs take on the Giants on August 19th. The kids from Beidler, Gunsaulus, Kozminski, and Lloyd were…
The students from the UI Summer Camp at Gunsaulus had a reunion at the Chicago Red Stars soccer game. students, siblings, and a few parents loaded the school bus in Brighton Park and embarked on a trip to Lisle, IL to watch Chicago’s professional women’s soccer team do what they do best.
Hi, justin Smart here. Let me tell you about my time at nolS pacific northwest.
This past week four of our Take the lead participants (and one coach) had the chance to participate in a week-long boy Scout camp in the northwoods of wisconsin. camp makajawan is about 4 ½ hours north OF Chicago and offers all sorts of outdoor activities (hiking, FIShing, camp fires, boating). to say the least,…
Coach adam and Coach brendan attended the attucks 8th grade graduation on monday, june 9th to watch Urban initiatives’ very first Attucks Work to Play soccer players Justin Smart, Daquan Hall and Renardo Coburn graduate!
What better way to celebrate the end of a school year than with field day? Urban Initiatives’ Play with Potential schools across thE city pulled out all the stops and celebrated summer fun. from albany park to Roseland, Urban Initiatives REC coordinators organized special events to celebrate a year of active recess. Daley and Fulton…
Way back in the middle of winter, Urban Initiatives’ team set their minds on the end of May, where warmer weather would bring everyone’s favorite event of the year, the Second Annual Work to Play Cup. The event was a huge success, and it could not have been possible without the support of all the…
It was a game time decision: to play or not to play? After a day’s worth of heavy rains, we were unsure if fields could handle a game day. There were some tense hours, but, at 1pm, we got the green light and then the smiles and shouting began!
The student-athletes of the NCAA basketball teams were not the only ones in the spotlight of March Madness. Students at Claremont Academy took a different spin on the annual basketball tournament that captivates avid basketball fans for an entire month. Thanks to Urban Initiatives and a grant funded by the Chicago Consortium to Lower Obesity…
