Category Archive

July 2015

  • UI Partner LTS Chicago’s Late Summer Leagues

    Live to Support Chicago (LTS) is Chicago’s ONLY charity driven sports league! LTS was founded on the notion that young professionals are the key platform to raise awareness in support of Chicago charities through the use of sports. Join a sports league to raise awareness for YOUR charity of choice- What do YOU play for!?…

    UI Partner LTS Chicago’s Late Summer Leagues
  • Sky Ranch Foundation Grants Take the Lead $25,000

    Urban Initiatives is thrilled to announce that the Sky Ranch Foundation™ has signed on as the inaugural funder of our newest program, Take the Lead. The Sky Ranch Foundation™ has granted us $25,000 to support all program expenses. As the Take the Lead program continues to grow and develop, this grant will be instrumental in…

    Sky Ranch Foundation Grants Take the Lead $25,000
  • The Corporate Challenge Cup – Lots of Soccer and Friendly Competition

    On Saturday, July 11 Urban Initiatives hosted our Inaugural Corporate Challenge Cup in Humboldt Park. Over 200 professionals came out to play in our 7v7 tournament. Players came from across the city and suburbs, and in total, 16 Chicago companies were represented: 1871, AbelsonTaylor, Allstate, CBRE, Citadel, Groupon, grubHub, JLL, Kirkland & Ellis, KPMG, Kraft, Macquarie,…

  • We Appreciate YOU!

    The end of the school year meant the end of yet another successful year of Urban Initiatives programming. The Work to Play program saw over 1,000 kids from 35 Chicago Public Schools across the city come together for weekly health and character lessons while using the beautiful game of soccer to grow an appreciation for…

    We Appreciate YOU!