Urban Initiatives Inc

We continue to develop workshops and pd experiences for adult coaches, parents and teachers who work with chicago youth, making space to discuss strategies for building resilience and healing through play. These workshops have been in such high demand that our team has build out versions of this content for different types of adult groups (pds for teachers in schools, workshops for parents seeking ways to engage their children, trainings for after school program staff who work with youth in active settings.

Our work with the department of family support services (dfss) grew substantially in fy 23 and was maintained into 2024 - allowing ui to reach more students in focused neighborhoods around the city with our after school soccer program. We hosted 100 high school youth interns for a 6 week internship over the summer through the city's one summer chicago program. Additionally, we have partnered with dfss in december of 2023 to offer programs for newly arrived families living in shelters. We are proud to be able to meet emerging needs and serve a broad range of young people in chicago.