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  • Team UI Accomplishes 26.2

    On Sunday October 9th, 14 runners representing Team Urban Initiatives participated in the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Since early this Spring, these runners not only dedicated their time to training for the event, they dedicated their time to fundraising to support Urban Initiatives’ sports-based youth development programs. “Urban Initiatives teaches students how to be…

    Team UI Accomplishes 26.2
  • Chicago’s Corporate Leaders Gather to Plant a Seed

    On Thursday October 6th, Urban Initiatives and the UI Board of Directors hosted the Plant a Seed Breakfast at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel. Members of the Chicago business community gathered to learn about and reflect on how UI is using the power of sport and play to effect social change. After welcome remarks from…

    Chicago’s Corporate Leaders Gather to Plant a Seed
  • Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Loren!

    14 Team Urban Initiatives runners have been training hard since this past Spring for the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. We are excited to introduce you all the members of Team UI and learn a little about why they signed up to run 26.2 for thousands of UI kids across Chicago. Who are you?…

    Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Loren!
  • Meyer Racing Puts UI in the Driver’s Seat

    On Saturday September 3rd, Urban Initiatives was invited by the Meyer Racing and Meyer Sprint for Charities team for a night out at the race track to watch some awesome sprint car racing. The UI team rode to Wisconsin in style to watch Meyer Racing driver, Todd Lehr, on the track in the number 16 car. The…

    Meyer Racing Puts UI in the Driver’s Seat
  • Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Alex!

    14 Team Urban Initiatives runners have been training hard since this past Spring for the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. We are excited to introduce you all the members of Team UI and learn a little about why they signed up to run 26.2 for thousands of UI kids across Chicago. Who are you?…

    Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Alex!
  • Meet Bernadette!

    REC Coordinators are vital to Urban Initiatives’ mission of empowering Chicago’s youth to become agents of community change through academic success, healthy living, and leadership development. They drive systematic change by connecting stakeholders and strengthening the social fabric of the community. Meet Bernadette, one of UI’s newest REC Coordinators! Basic info: Name, birthday, where you last went…

  • Meet Jamila!

    REC Coordinators are vital to Urban Initiatives’ mission of empowering Chicago’s youth to become agents of community change through academic success, healthy living, and leadership development. They drive systematic change by connecting stakeholders and strengthening the social fabric of the community. Meet Jamila, one of UI’s newest REC Coordinators! Basic info: Name, birthday, where you last went…

    Meet Jamila!
  • Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Ricky!

    14 Team Urban Initiatives runners have been training hard since this past Spring for the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. We are excited to introduce you all the members of Team UI and learn a little about why they signed up to run 26.2 for thousands of UI kids across Chicago. Who are you?…

    Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Ricky!
  • Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Sam!

    14 Team Urban Initiatives runners have been training hard since this past Spring for the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. We are excited to introduce you all the members of Team UI and learn a little about why they signed up to run 26.2 for thousands of UI kids across Chicago. Who are you?…

    Team UI Runner Profile: Meet Sam!
  • Invest For Kids Invests in UI

    Urban Initiatives is thrilled to announce our newest partnership with Invest for Kids! We are honored to have been selected as one of seven nonprofits who are beneficiaries of this 2016 gift. Invest for Kids, founded by Ron Levin and Ben Kovler, is a charity that is focused on bringing the Chicago Investment Community together in…

    Invest For Kids Invests in UI