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Join Urban Initiatives at its 7th annual Soccer Ball at River East Art Center, located at 435 E. Illinois St., for a night of philanthropy, dancing, cocktails, heavy appetizers and an exquisite silent auction. Get your tickets now: SOCCER BALL TICKETS
Urban Initiatives Junior Board member Marley Bellwood writes about her experience with the Otis team at Zoo Lights! On Friday, December 14th, the UI Junior Board had a field trip planned with Otis School to tour the lights at Lincoln Park Zoo. Junior Board members gathered at the Lincoln Park Conservatory, awaiting the kids’ arrival.…
On the evening of Friday, November 16th, Urban Initiatives can guarantee that no one in Chicago was having more fun than the Work to Play soccer players of Claremont and Daley Elementary Schools as they teamed up with 20 Urban Initiatives Junior Board Members and Board Member Neil Hirshman for an exciting pizza party unlike…
The Chicago Cubs front office recently stepped away from the baseball field and joined the Jahn and Otis Work to Play teams on the soccer field at Hamlin Park for a Friday Game Day. This was Jahn’s first home game of the season and the entire team, along with their families, was beyond ecstatic to…
Urban Initiatives’ 10th Annual Halloween Party – GALAWEEN – was a SPOOKtacular success! A huge THANK YOU goes out to all of our friends who came out to have a great time and support our sports-based youth development programs.
Storck candy company, known for its favorites like Werther’s, Riesen and Mambas, is a committed supporter of Urban Initiatives. This past Wednesday, they once again showed their committment by hosting the annual Storck-Urban Initiatives event at Chicago Indoor Sports center. Their team of almost 20 volunteers coached our kids on the field, distributed Storck game…
Urban Initiatives welcomed a team of grown-up kids from Groupon to play soccer with teams from Jenner and Otis. 19 staff came ready to play, wearing green Groupon track suits and cleats! Teams of volunteers coached fields of players, encouraging kids to pass and practice moving the ball as a team. Some volunteers just came…
I had the pleasure of working with Urban Initiatives last spring as an assistant coach at one of their schools. I read all I could about the program, but nothing compares to actually going to one of the schools and coaching the kids.
On August 18th The Latin School of Chicago boys soccer team and the Walsh Elementary Urban Initiatives soccer team came together to cheer on the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park versus the New England Revolution. For a majority of kids on the Walsh team this was their first ever soccer game and the experience was…