Cubs’ Season of Giving
MLB.com reporter Carrie Muskat covers Urban Initiatives’ great partnership with the Chicago Cubs! Read about it here: http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/102179654/the-cubs-season-of-giving-lasts-all-year-long
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UI in the News
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Urban Initiatives and Daley Elementary on ABC 7 News
Last week, a news team from ABC came to Daley Elementary to show the great work Urban Initiatives is doing for the school community. Check out the whole story here.
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Urban Initiatives and Newest Partner School Beidler Featured on ABC 7
With the 11th year of the Work to Play program kicking off on Monday, Urban Initiaitves’ newest partner school Beidler Elementary shared their 30 – 20 – 10 plan with ABC 7 news. The Beidler team will incorporate the Work to Play program during the school day giving 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders the opportunity…
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Urban Initiatives’ Very Own Coach Nze Profiled By DNAinfo Chicago
DNAinfo Chicago’s Justin Breen recently sat down with the longest tenured Work to Play On Site Program Director, Coach Christian Nze. You can read his great story HERE.
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UI’s Executive Director Selected to Join Leadership Greater Chicago
Jim Dower, Urban Initiatives’ Co-Founder and Executive Director, has been selected to join Leadership Greater Chicago’s 2014 Fellows Class. Congratulations to Jim on being recognized for his consistent dedication to empowering and inspiring children and for his tireless efforts to promote social change in Chicago. We are thrilled to have him as the leader of…
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LISTEN: CDC Interviews UI on School-based Health Education
Listen to UI’s April Lillstrom discuss health education in Chicago Public Schools on this podcast from the Centers for Disease Control. April has two years of work under her belt with the CDC’s grantee Healthy Places program, and it’s great to see another UI expert sharing knowledge with the national community of educators and health…
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DNAinfo Features UI in Impact 100 Article
Read the article here: https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130528/chicago/impact-100-chicago-organization-award-more-than-120000-grants
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The Chicago Cubs and Cubs Care Renew Commitment To Chicago’s Youth and 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,…
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U.S. Soccer Foundation Awards Grant To Urban Initiatives
The U.S. Soccer Foundation has awarded a grant to Urban Initiatives in the amount of $12,400 to help provide the proper soccer equipment needed to sucessfully operate the Work to Play Program. This grant will help UI purchase cones, pennies, first aid kits, whistles and other great soccer equipment that will help UI kids feel…
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Around Town With Work To Play
The Work to Play Program was featured on the WGN Morning News during their Around Town segment with Ana Belaval. WGN set up shop at Dr. Jorge Prieto Math and Science Academy where On Site Program Director John Laughlin and Assistant Coach Drago Petrusic ran one of their patented morning practices.