Last Friday, December 3rd the program participants at Jenner Academy got together in the cafeteria for their end of season party with Coach Ish and Coach D. The party was particularly special for the Urban Initiatives founders because Jenner is currently our longest running program – 7 years! Several program graduates who now serve as…
The Women’s Board of The Field Museum generously invited Urban Initiatives participants and their families from Jenner and Libby to their 2010 Children’s Holiday Celebration on December 9th. The highlight for the kids was a scavenger hunt around the Museum that allowed them to work as a team and explore the different exhibits. The event…
Classical music, jazz, rock and roll, and philanthropy combine to form the Trans Siberian Orchestra. Urban Initiatives was the proud recipient of the Trans Siberian Orchestra’s giving back donation on Friday, November 26th at the All State Arena in Chicago. The show was a thrill of artistry, story, lights, pyrotechnics, and music! The story was…
Urban Initiatives’ fall season was a tremendous success – thanks to the hard work of our coaches, teachers, parents, and most of all the program participants! At the culmination of each season, Urban Initiatives hosts parties at each of our school sites to celebrate these stakeholders’ accomplishments. At the events, attendees enjoy Subway sandwiches and…
Urban Initiatives thanks girls from the FC United Soccer Club for hosting a soccer clinic with 40 youth from Prieto Academy. The girls welcomed the Urban Initiatives participants by having them run though a human fan tunnel – this greeting immediately set the tone for a fun filled day. During the event, the FC United…
Urban Initiatives was honored to be selected as the beneficiary of the Latino Fashion Week Fashion Ball on Saturday, November 13th. Overall, the event included a cocktail hour and a fabulous fashion show. Thank you to the team at LFW for making this possible. Click here to view photos.
Urban Initiatives partner school, Claremont Academy, recently released its latest newsletter, which highlights the incredible before and after programming the school is offering this fall. The section of the newsletter called "Students in Action!" features awesome community programs with a special shout out to Urban Initiatives’ health and education soccer program. Click here to read…
Terrance Anderson is a student at the Morton School of Excellence. He travels an hour and a half to school every day. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings he remarkably makes it it to practice on time at 7:30am. Terrance is always enthusiastic about program activities and is extremely committed to his team. Urban Initiatives is…
Urban Initiatives Board Member and incredible Volunteer Coach, Dasan Robinson has been named the MLS W.O.R.K.S., Chicago Fire Humanitarian of the Year. This award is one of the most prestigious in Major League Soccer. Congratulations to Dasan for all his efforts to improve his community. He truly embodies our belief that soccer is an excellent…
I come from the same impoverished communities that most of the kids in our program come from. I know very well that unhealthy eating habits are often a pattern and that poor nutrition is also magnified by limited accessibility to healthy options. As a kid, I not only chose to eat unhealthy foods but I…
Urban Initiatives Program Associate Cynthia Flores shares two success stories from the fall season: A third grade boy from Otis Elementary, received low scores on his Work to Play report and had to sit out of the first game of the season. Though he had perfect attendance at practice, he was having some trouble in…