Category Archive

April 2011

  • Cubs Reward UI Program Attendance with Tickets to the Ballpark

    The Chicago Cubs generously donated 30 tickets for their April 18th encounter with San Diego Padres. Students from Walsh Elementary who had 90% or better attendance for the winter season were awarded these tickets to enjoy the game with their families. Erwin Martinez was excited to be at the game with his father who is…

  • Program Participant Turned Peer Assistant Coach Leads by Example

    On a recent trip to the doctor’s office, Maria, a fifth grade soccer player at Prieto Elementary, received some surprising news. Though many would prefer to avoid surprises in this particular setting, for Maria, it was nothing but positive. She recalled that her doctor was, "surprised because I used to weigh a lot when I…

  • A Day on the Hill

    Last week Urban Initiatives’ very own Jim Dower spent a day on the Hill in Washington D.C. educating members of congress about the impact of our Work to Play Program. Urban Initiatives met with several Congressman, Senators, and their respective staff, who represent the communities that host the Work to Play Program in their districts.…

  • Reavis Parents Speak to the Work to Play Program’s Impact

    Urban Initiatives knows that our kids love being on the Urban Initiatives soccer team. Why else would they show up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 7:30 AM on a Monday for practice? But what do the parents think? To answer that question, Urban Initiatives asked the parents at Reavis Elementary for their feedback on the Work…

  • Heroes for Healthy Schools Visit UI

    Last week Healthy Schools Campaign, the Chicago Public Schools, and the Office of Minority Health, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services teamed up to recognize Minority Health Month in a series called Heroes for Healthy Schools. On April 8th, they concluded the week’s activities by joining Urban Initiatives for our game day at…

  • Nobel Kicks Off with Health Enthusiasm

    With only two practices under their belts, the soccer players at Alfred Nobel Elementary already have a good grasp of what it takes to be on the Urban Initiatives soccer team. As soon as they arrived on Thursday, Jose, a third grader on the team, excitedly told Coach Cynthia that he had gone running with…

  • UI Selected as Charity of the Month

    Urban Initiatives has been selected as the nonprofit beneficiary of the SUIT UP business networking event on April 27th at Bull & Bear (431 N Wells). Our tremendous partner LTS Chicago and Maven chose Urban Initiatives to receive all proceeds from the $5 donations collected at the door. The event will run from 6:00-9:00pm. The…

  • Libby Team Gives Back to Celebrate Season

     Program participants at Libby celebrated the end of their winter season with a party on March 29th. At the event, the kids also completed their service learning project. For two and a half weeks the participants collected as much canned food as possible for the Salvation Army Emergency Disaster services. This project was selected at…