Category Archive

February 2014

  • What Do You Play For? Urban Initiatives

    The following blog post was written by Junior board member Birger Buesching on behalf of all the dedicated Urban initiatives supporters that share their talents on the soccer field in lTS chicago sports leagues. So many dedicated staff, Junior board members and friends of urban initiatives have one thing in common … the love for soccer And…

    What Do You Play For? Urban Initiatives
  • Pitching Soccer to the Cubs

    What’s the only thing better than working at Wrigley Field on a Friday afternoon? Getting out of the office and turning work into play with Urban Initiatives’ team from Morton Elementary! Last week, a group of Chicago Cubs volunteers spent the afternoon with 35 energetic players at Windy City Fieldhouse. When the big kids from…

    Pitching Soccer to the Cubs
  • Recess at (Not Quite) 20 below?

    Students at Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy are enjoying this unusually snowy winter by making time to throw plenty of snowballs! Recess in Chicago Public Schools has only recently been reinstated for every student, and Urban Initiatives has partnered with 15 schools to help make the most of that time for fun, physical activity, and learning.

    Recess at (Not Quite) 20 below?