DNAinfo Chicago’s Justin Breen recently sat down with the longest tenured Work to Play On Site Program Director, Coach Christian Nze. You can read his great story HERE.
Urban Initiatives’ Very Own Coach Nze Profiled By DNAinfo Chicago
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