Food is great way to bring families and communities together. Urban Initiatives partnered with Healthy Schools Campaign to have our first Healthy Junta cook-off hosted at Little Village Academy. Parents from Daley, Gunsaulus, McCormick, and LVA each brought dishes that are healthy, delicious, and representative of their culture. Each school had a guest judge, and Guillermo Gomez…
When patty joined the team as a program associate in august 2013, she was excited to be working with students with similar backgrounds to her own. Patty grew up in an inner city, which has allowed her to relAte to the kids in the program.
Kevin was a head soccer coach at a high school prior to moving to Chicago. He also spent six years working at a mental health center where he saw kids go through tough situations. These experiences have helped Kevin in his role as a Program Associate.
After leaving the peace Corps, jeff found the perfect job- being a program associate at urban initiatives! he joined the team in August 2013 and is currently overseeing the work to Play program at Lloyd, MarqUette, mcnair, Nobel, Providence englewood charter School, And Tarkington.
Adam started with urban Initiatives in august 2013 as a program associate. coach bear currently helps facilitate the work to Play program at attucks, claremont, kozminski, libby, reavis and Sherman.
Many kids and parents from the morton School of Excellence Work to play team experienced their first ever chicago cubs game last wednesday when the cubs took the field against the pittsburgh pirates.
As Week 2 of the spring Work to play season began, a countdown to friday, april 11th started as well. It was a special occasion, as kozminski, a new work to Play school would host its first ever friday Game Day. this was also the first ever urban Initiatives Friday game Day in hyde park…
The Spring Work to play season is off to a great start. event though it may not feel like spring through the first few weeks, the smiles that are seen on urban Initiatives kids are as bright as sunshine and mAke the start of the new season, a special one.
The Work to Play team at Pasteur elementary school had the opportunity to go to the chicago Fire home opener against the new York red bulls! During their winter end-of-season team party, they were told that They woUld be able to attend the first game of the season. Ever sInce thAt anNOUncement, they have been…
At the highly anticipated Copa coca cola, the players were promised that they would have the best soccer experience of their lives. this tournament that brought together hundreds of young people from all around the midwest and the copa coca-Cola certainly lived up to thAT promise. urban initiatives was extremely excited at the opportunity to…
Breakdancing, global learning, and soccer: that’s what two partner schools experienced in a recent visit from soccer’s olympic torch. not bad for a recess or gym class.
