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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Storck Hosts Special Game Day for Urban Initiatives Kids
Our dedicated supporters at Storck hosted Daley, Biedler and Jenner at the chicago indoor sports center for a special Wednesday night game day.
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Northwestern Wildcats Give Urban Initiatives Kids the College Experience
Students and families from Jahn World Language Academy experienced the life of a college student athlete on Thursday October 17th while attending the Northwestern girls soccer game.
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Neighborhood Violence Can’t Stop Recess at Cornell Square Park
On September 20th, Cornell Square Park made national headlines because of a nighttime gang-related shootout that wounded 13 people, including a 3-year old boy. This news shocked the city, and contributed to the notion that Chicago’s South Side is unsafe and plagued with violence. Richard J. Daley Academy is right across the street from Cornell…
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A Groupon Getaway to Jenner
Last Friday, on a beautiful October afternoon, a team of amazing volunteers from Groupon headed out to Seward Park for a game day with kids from Jenner and Walsh. As the Jenner players emerged from school, they shouted with excitement and rushed to greet their new coaches. While the two teams waited for the players…
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From Futbol to Football
Urban Initiatives Work to Play students and families from Gunsaulus and flag football all stars from Pasteur Elementary diversified and honed their athletic skills by participating in a football clinic graciously put on by the Menomonee club.
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Fulton’s First Field Trip
The Fulton Work to Play team and their families suited up in their Urban Initiatives Nike jerseys to go cheer on the DePaul University men’s soccer team on Saturday October 12th at Wish Field.
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Crosstown Classic with the Wilmette Wings
On Friday, October 4th soccer players and family members from the Hamlin Park, Austin and McKinley Park communities traveled up to Wilmette for the 13th Crosstown Classic with the Wilmette Wings. The Crosstown Classic gives Urban Initiatives soccer players the chance to travel outside their community so they may become familiar with all of the…
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Mercedes Benz USA Races Around the Soccer Field
A volunteer day unlike any other , happened on Friday, September 27th when Walsh, Daley and Ward revved their engines by getting their hearts beating and feet moving during game day with Mercedes Benz USA volunteers. 90 students from Back of the Yards, Chinatown and Pilsen had the opportunity to make new friends, practice new…
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Multicultural Cup Brings the World to Urban Initiatives Kids
On Saturday, September 21st over 90 Urban Initiatives boys and girls from three different Chicago communities came together for the Multicultural Cup at the Haas Park soccer field. The Urban Initiatives Multicultural Cup uses soccer as a tool to introduce Work to Play program participants to the abundance of cultures that exist around the world.…
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A Wild Ride as Board Chairman
After almost four years of dedicated leadership, Ron Redd, Director at BMO Capital Markets and long time Chairman of Urban Initiatives’ Board of Directors, is passing the Chairman’s torch.
