As part of their Impact Day, a group of volunteers from Deloitte joined students at Bateman Elementary for Field Day on June 10. Kids, teachers, parents, and volunteers gathered at the school for a day of shared fun and physical activity. Before the volunteers stepped out onto the playground, they were welcomed by Bateman Principal…
Take the Lead Retreats truly serve to expose our middle school Team Captains to different neighborhoods, Universities, and cultural experiences throughout the City of Chicago. Our kids travel from all around the city to meet their fellow Team Captains, engage in leadership activities, and most importantly, have fun. This past weekend, middle schoolers made their…
UI intern Katherine Winslow, from North Shore Country Day School, completed a great project where she profiled three Urban Initiatives’ participants family members. Here’s Part One. For the past 6 years, Alexandra has been an Urban Initiatives super mom. Along with being the mother of Brandon, a Take the Lead Team Captain and Work to…
On Saturday June 4th, over eight hundred Urban Initiatives’ Work to Play soccer players gathered at Midway Plaisance down in Hyde Park to celebrate the hard work, dedication, and success they committed to over the past nine months. An unforgettable day that epitomizes the objective of Urban Initiatives, the Work to Play Cup brings students from over thirty different…
Urban Initiatives invites you to a corporate soccer tournament presented by Optiver featuring friendly competition, team building, and representatives from 32 Chicagoland companies – the Corporate Challenge Cup. On Saturday, July 16, 2016 – in support of the 15,000 Chicago Public Schools students in Urban Initiatives’ programs – an estimated 320 Chicago professionals will gather…
Our Board of Directors is committed to making the future Urban Initiatives strong! On May 13th and 14th, Board Members along with the Executive Leadership team retreated to New Buffalo, Michigan for our 2nd Board Retreat. The team engaged in activities, discussions, presentations, and ultimately worked together to review and update the strategic plan. Urban…
This past weekend the Junior Board held its first ever Junior Board field trip. The purpose of this weekend retreat was to bring everyone together in a purely social event with food, games and general good times. We all spend a lot of time and energy volunteering and we wanted to change things up a…
The end of the school year doesn’t mean the end of fun and active opportunities for UI students. Summer time gives students the chance to explore new and different activities to participate in: backpacking, canoeing, swimming, soccer, baseball, basketball, coding, and the list goes on. UI students do it all. UI students take full advantage…
The crowd roared when a shot from North River’s Brian went just wide, but he knew he had to get back on defense. During halftime of Saturday’s ultimate frisbee game between the Chicago Wildfire and the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds, Work to Play players from three schools showcased their skills and sportsmanship for hundreds of cheering fans. On top of…
On May 13, volunteers from Huron Consulting and our Work to Play teams from Lawndale, Lloyd, and Nixon gathered at Humboldt Park for Game Day. Our players had worked hard in practice all week and they were excited to put their soccer skills to work on the field. The players split into smaller teams and…
On May 13, despite overcast conditions and an impending rainstorm, Little Village Academy and Walsh Elementary made their way to La Villita Park for an afternoon of fun and engaging soccer games. The teams were joined by coaches from Ernst & Young, who jumped right in to help the kids score some amazing goals. Once…
