October 31, 2011

Fulton School Celebrates Harvest Season with Truck Farm!

As the harvest season draws to a close, students at Fulton Elementary got to do a little harvesting of their own when Farmer Tim and Read More

October 28, 2011

Cubs Front Office Hits a Homer For UI Kids!

Last Friday, a dreary winter-weather week finally broke, giving way to a sunny brisk afternoon. It almost felt like spring, and so it was no Read More

October 26, 2011

Player Spotlight: Grecia, 3rd Grader at Pasteur Elementary

Each week of the Work to Play soccer season has a special theme, ranging from Teamwork to Healthy Eating. The coach and the team discuss Read More

October 25, 2011

UI’s Own Coach Jett Wins Coach of the Year Award, Meets Tony Hawk

urban initiatives congratulates Coach Faye Stevens-jett for being honored with the Coach of the Year award from up2us, An orgAnizaTion thaT supports youth development proGrams Read More

October 25, 2011

UI Kids Cheer Fire Onto Victory in Thrilling Season Finale!

Urban Initiatives wants to thank Section 8 for inviting 150 members of our team to the Chicago Fire game versus the Columbus Crew on October Read More

October 21, 2011

Brainstorming Solutions to Chicago’s Open Space Shortage

The Chicago Tribune just released a comprehensive article about the city’s struggling open spaces, including some of the work that Urban Initiatives has been doing Read More

Monthly Archives: October 2011