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Urban Initiatives Board Member and incredible Volunteer Coach, Dasan Robinson has been named the MLS W.O.R.K.S., Chicago Fire Humanitarian of the Year. This award is one of the most prestigious in Major League Soccer. Congratulations to Dasan for all his efforts to improve his community. He truly embodies our belief that soccer is an excellent…
I come from the same impoverished communities that most of the kids in our program come from. I know very well that unhealthy eating habits are often a pattern and that poor nutrition is also magnified by limited accessibility to healthy options. As a kid, I not only chose to eat unhealthy foods but I…
Urban Initiatives Program Associate Cynthia Flores shares two success stories from the fall season: A third grade boy from Otis Elementary, received low scores on his Work to Play report and had to sit out of the first game of the season. Though he had perfect attendance at practice, he was having some trouble in…
On September 11, 2010. I took the Daley Academy kids in my Urban Initiatives soccer program to watch the football game: Northwestern Vs. Illinois State. My students had a great time. They were excited and happy to be there. When they returned to school on Monday Sept. 13, 2010, they were very excited and other teachers informed…
The kids from Prieto and Goethe had a blast at the Northbrook Crosstown Classic! We hopped off the bus and were warmly greeted by “Coach Stephanie.” Stephanie and the rest of the Northbrook parents/coaches were wonderful hosts. They quickly helped our players get involved in small-sided games on the fields with the Spartan FC players.…
A group of Prieto Academy students, families and friends were treated to an outing at Toyota Park for the Chicago Fire’s season home opener on April 10th. The 25 tickets were graciously donated to UI by the Barrington High School Varsity Soccer Team – the Fillies. A huge thank you and shout out to the…
Urban Initiatives is dedicated to taking program participants on cultural outings and field trips. Luckily for us, the Blue Man Group is dedicated to giving back to the Chicago community and generously donated 100 tickets to their show on November 12. Program participants and parents from Goethe School, Jenner Academy, and Libby Elementary traveled by…
The Crosstown Classic in Wilmette with the Wilmette Wings will be on October 2. The Crosstown Classic in Deerfield with the Pegasus Soccer Club will be on October 16. Exact time and location details to come. We hope to see you there!
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…