Category Archive

June 2012

  • Work To Play By the Numbers

    This blog spends a lot of time chronicling the qualitative impacts of the work that Urban Initiatives does to support whole-child development with CPS students. These stories keep us inspired and creative, but they are also backed by real statistics of tremendous output and impact for the kids we work with. Without further ado (drum…

  • A Year with Healthy Places in Back of the Yards

    In addition to the Work to Play Program, Urban Initiatives was able to implement a project called Healthy Places. Through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control, we were able to expand our presence in 4 partner schools on the South Side. Working with school administrators, teachers and parent groups, we formed Wellness Committees…

  • Greene Celebrates First UI Season

     Last week, amid the bustle of the school year’s end, soccer players from Nathanael Greene Elementary celebrated the end of their first season of the Work To Play program. Packed into a kindergarten classroom with tiny chairs, it was easy to see how much the Greene team had grown in the last eight weeks.  Sitting…

  • Team Nielsen Receives Highest Rating by Students at Prieto Academy

    On Thursday June 14th, Urban Initiatives hosted Nielsen Company, the global marketing and advertising research company, for a fun-filled day of service, sports, and healthy food at Prieto Academy on their Global Impact Day. Nielsen’s enthusiastic team began the afternoon by partnering with the Prieto students to complete a campus cleanup.  After about 45 minutes, there was…

  • Let’s Rock n Roll For Urban Initiatives

    Is everyone ready to ROCK?!?! Join Urban Initiatives for This Must Be the Fundraiser! A special evening of music from This Must Be the Band! The Talking Heads Tribute Band is donating a live show to Urban Initiatives and all of our supporters.

  • Spring Interfaith Cup

    On June 2nd, a sunny Chicago Saturday, seventy-five youth from all corners of Chicago descended upon Humboldt Park’s Allstate Field for an afternoon full of soccer, healthy food, and making new friends. These youth represented a rich array of faith traditions, coming from Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and non-religious families. This was the third Interfaith Cup…

  • HomeMade Pizza Co. and UI Junior Board Team Up For Extra Cheese

    HomeMade Pizza Co. loves helping the community as much as they love making great pizza. Urban Initiatives Junior Board Members Joseph Katelman and Kyle Rose took the initiative to put together the Four Cheese Fundraiser with HomeMade Pizza Co. Thanks to them, the evening raised $342 to provide busing for the final day of programming…